Zack Wheeler
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
15-6
ERA
2.60
WHIP
0.97
K
199
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
Fans nine in 15th win
Wheeler (15-6) picked up the win Wednesday, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks over six innings in a 3-2 victory over the Rays. He struck out nine.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander delivered his eighth straight quality start on 103 pitches (69 strikes), a stretch in which he's gone 5-1 with a 1.76 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 60:9 K:BB through 51 innings. With the Phillies closing in on clinching the NL East title, they could be tempted to give their ace some extra rest ahead of the playoffs, but his current form doesn't suggest he needs it. Wheeler lines up to make his next start on the road early next week in Milwaukee.
The veteran right-hander delivered his eighth straight quality start on 103 pitches (69 strikes), a stretch in which he's gone 5-1 with a 1.76 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 60:9 K:BB through 51 innings. With the Phillies closing in on clinching the NL East title, they could be tempted to give their ace some extra rest ahead of the playoffs, but his current form doesn't suggest he needs it. Wheeler lines up to make his next start on the road early next week in Milwaukee.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
98
Last 10 Games
98
Last 5 Games
95
How many pitches does Zack Wheeler generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-30%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .232 | 276 | 86 | 230 | 30 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .196 | 298 | 36 | 188 | 21 | |||
2024vs Left | .224 | 103 | 38 | 77 | 13 | |||
2024vs Right | .156 | 96 | 11 | 48 | 5 | |||
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
-16%
ERA at Home
2024
-23%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.78 | 0.98 | 268.2 | 9.9 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.30 | 1.08 | 256.0 | 9.8 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 2.31 | 0.94 | 101.1 | 10.2 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Away | 2.99 | 1.01 | 78.1 | 9.7 | 2.5 | ||||
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
4.06K/9
10.0BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.9Fastball
95.1 mphERA
2.60WHIP
0.97BABIP
.258GB/FB
1.18Left On Base
78.6%Exit Velocity
80.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2396 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
13.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Picks up easy win
Wheeler (14-6) allowed a run on two hits and a walk over six innings Friday, striking out seven and earning a win over the Marlins.
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Earns 100th career win
Wheeler (13-6) allowed four hits and struck out seven without walking a batter over seven shutout innings to earn the win over Atlanta on Saturday.
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Delivers quality start No. 20
Wheeler came away with a no-decision in Monday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Astros, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out six.
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Falls to Atlanta
Wheeler (12-6) took the loss Tuesday against Atlanta, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out eight.
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Fans six in 12th win
Wheeler (12-5) picked up the win over the Nationals on Thursday, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits over six innings while striking out six.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
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.