Zack Wheeler
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-3
ERA
3.00
WHIP
1.04
K
30
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
Another 10-strikeout loss
Wheeler (0-3) took the loss Sunday, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks across five innings against Pittsburgh. He struck out 10.
ANALYSIS
Despite Wheeler's winless record, he's been putting together a strong start to 2024. He's gotten just six combined runs of support from his offense and has notched double-digit K's twice in four starts. Wheeler held the Pirates to just one run through five innings Sunday but let three batters on to start the sixth and was pulled without registering an out in the frame after surrendering a grand slam to Jack Suwinski. He's tied for the second-most quality starts in MLB and boasts an impressive 11.3 K/9 over 24.0 innings. Wheeler's next start is tentatively lined up to come against the White Sox on Saturday.
Despite Wheeler's winless record, he's been putting together a strong start to 2024. He's gotten just six combined runs of support from his offense and has notched double-digit K's twice in four starts. Wheeler held the Pirates to just one run through five innings Sunday but let three batters on to start the sixth and was pulled without registering an out in the frame after surrendering a grand slam to Jack Suwinski. He's tied for the second-most quality starts in MLB and boasts an impressive 11.3 K/9 over 24.0 innings. Wheeler's next start is tentatively lined up to come against the White Sox on Saturday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
97
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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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
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-49%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .240 | 184 | 51 | 166 | 19 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .210 | 221 | 27 | 147 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | .289 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .146 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 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
-12%
ERA at Home
2024
-31%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.03 | 1.01 | 184.1 | 10.1 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.46 | 1.10 | 184.2 | 9.7 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Home | 2.65 | 1.06 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Away | 3.86 | 1.00 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 | ||||
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
6.00K/9
11.3BB/9
1.9HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.1 mphERA
3.00WHIP
1.04BABIP
.323GB/FB
1.82Left On Base
63.1%Swinging Strike
15.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Confirms extension talks
Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that he and the Phillies are negotiating a contract extension, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The 33-year-old is entering the final season of the five-year, $118 million deal he signed with Philadelphia ahead of the 2020 campaign, and it appears an extension could be reached prior to Opening Day. Wheeler has been one of the most reliable arms in baseball with the Phillies and posted a 3.61 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 212:39 K:BB across 192 innings last season.
The 33-year-old is entering the final season of the five-year, $118 million deal he signed with Philadelphia ahead of the 2020 campaign, and it appears an extension could be reached prior to Opening Day. Wheeler has been one of the most reliable arms in baseball with the Phillies and posted a 3.61 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 212:39 K:BB across 192 innings last season.
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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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No run support in loss
Wheeler (0-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Cardinals, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five over seven innings.
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Fans 10 in tough loss
Wheeler (0-1) took the loss Wednesday, giving up three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk over six innings as the Phillies fell 4-1 to the Reds. He struck out 10.
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Strong start wasted Friday
Wheeler came away with a no-decision Friday, scattering five hits over six scoreless innings in a 9-3 loss to Atlanta. He struck out five without walking a batter.
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Atlanta-Philadelphia game postponed
Wheeler and the Phillies won't face Atlanta on Thursday after the game was postponed due to forecasted rain in Philadelphia.
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Confirmed for Opening Day
Manager Rob Thomson announced Sunday that Wheeler will be Philadelphia's starter for Opening Day against Atlanta on March 28, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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