Zack Wheeler
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
5-3
ERA
2.52
WHIP
0.97
K
71
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Wheeler heads into an interesting season in the final year of his five-year contract with Philadelphia. The righty has been everything the club had hoped for when it signed him to the deal as he has missed just five starts in his time with the club while giving the staff the consistency Aaron Nola could not. Wheeler had a strong regular season and an even stronger postseason with a 1.95 ERA over five games with 35 strikeouts and three walks in 27.2 innings of work. Wheeler turns 34 in the first third of the season and is pitching for his final big deal of his career. His four-seam fastball was exceptional last year with a .199 xBA and a 31% whiff rate, but his increased usage of the pitch has cut into the groundball tendencies from previous seasons. You should have supreme confidence in taking Wheeler as your staff ace because he has pitched like one as a Phillie and we see little reason why he won't do so again in what is likely his final year with the team. Read Past Outlooks
Rebounds vs. Nats
Wheeler (5-3) earned the win Friday against the Nationals, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks over 7.1 innings. He struck out six.
ANALYSIS
It was an encouraging return to form for Wheeler after he was tagged for six runs over four innings by Miami in his last start. Before that outing, Wheeler had allowed just one earned run over four starts (25.1 innings). He's won five of his last six starts while lowering his ERA to 2.52 with a 0.97 WHIP and 71:19 K:BB over 60.2 innings this season. Wheeler is currently in line for a home matchup with the Rangers in his next outing.
It was an encouraging return to form for Wheeler after he was tagged for six runs over four innings by Miami in his last start. Before that outing, Wheeler had allowed just one earned run over four starts (25.1 innings). He's won five of his last six starts while lowering his ERA to 2.52 with a 0.97 WHIP and 71:19 K:BB over 60.2 innings this season. Wheeler is currently in line for a home matchup with the Rangers in his next outing.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
99
Last 10 Games
99
Last 5 Games
99
How many pitches does Zack Wheeler generally throw?
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What part of the game does Zack Wheeler generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-51%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .237 | 201 | 61 | 180 | 21 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .202 | 245 | 31 | 153 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | .243 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .120 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .261 | 90 | 25 | 99 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .194 | 122 | 14 | 69 | 10 | |||
2022vs Left | .201 | 83 | 23 | 54 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .240 | 80 | 11 | 71 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
ERA at Home
2024
-60%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.80 | 0.98 | 206.0 | 10.1 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.52 | 1.12 | 199.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 1.63 | 0.83 | 38.2 | 11.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2024Away | 4.09 | 1.23 | 22.0 | 8.6 | 3.7 | ||||
2023Home | 4.13 | 1.12 | 89.1 | 9.8 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.16 | 1.04 | 102.2 | 10.1 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 1.85 | 0.88 | 78.0 | 9.7 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 3.84 | 1.20 | 75.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack Wheeler compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.74K/9
10.5BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.6Fastball
94.6 mphERA
2.52WHIP
0.97BABIP
.265GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
71.2%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2318 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.2%Swinging Strike
13.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Favorite for NL Cy Young
Wheeler was the top vote getter in the National League in MLB.com's latest poll for the Cy Young Award.
ANALYSIS
Wheeler is off to a strong start in 2024 with a 2.53 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 65:16 K:BB over 53.1 innings, which helped him secure first-place votes from 19 of 41 respondents in the poll. The veteran right-hander has been arguably the most reliable ace in baseball since he signed with the Phillies in 2020, with a 3.02 ERA in 110 starts. He won't be going anywhere anytime soon after he inked a three-year, $126 million extension with Philadelphia in March.
Wheeler is off to a strong start in 2024 with a 2.53 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 65:16 K:BB over 53.1 innings, which helped him secure first-place votes from 19 of 41 respondents in the poll. The veteran right-hander has been arguably the most reliable ace in baseball since he signed with the Phillies in 2020, with a 3.02 ERA in 110 starts. He won't be going anywhere anytime soon after he inked a three-year, $126 million extension with Philadelphia in March.
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Wheeler was barely beaten out for the National League Cy Young Award in 2021 by Corbin Burnes, and the Phillies ace responded with another impressive campaign last year. Wheeler missed a month with forearm tendinitis to take him out of the Cy Young race for 2022, but he still looked the part in 26 starts with a 2.82 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 163:34 K:BB across 153 innings. The right-hander saw a minor dip in both his strikeout and walk rates, though his K-BB% (21.3 percent) is still the second-best figure of his eight-year career. He lost a tick off his fastball after he averaged about 97 mph over the past couple seasons, but there's not much cause for concern given he still averaged nearly 96 mph in 2022. Wheeler will turn 33 years old in May, but he's established himself as an ace the past couple years and has shown no signs of slowing down.
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Struggles versus Miami
Wheeler pitched four innings, allowing six runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two batters in Sunday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Marlins. He did not factor into the decision.
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Another dominant start
Wheeler (4-3) earned the win Monday against San Francisco, allowing one unearned run on four hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts over seven innings.
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Notches third straight W
Wheeler (3-3) picked up the win Wednesday against the Angels, allowing one run on five hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six.
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Second straight one-hitter
Wheeler (2-3) earned the win Thursday against the Reds, allowing one hit and four walks over six scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
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Flirts with no-hitter vs. White Sox
Wheeler (1-3) collected the victory Saturday versus the White Sox, yielding just one hit and two walks over 7.1 shutout innings. He notched eight strikeouts.
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