2023 Stats
W-L
4-4
ERA
4.33
WHIP
1.21
K
79
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks

Falls flat versus Washington
Wheeler did not factor into the decision Friday, allowing seven runs on eight hits and one walk over 3.2 innings during an 8-7 loss to Washington. He struck out three.
ANALYSIS
Wheeler struck out 12 over eight scoreless innings last time out, but he fell flat versus Washington, allowing a season-high seven earned runs and tying his season low with three strikeouts. The right-hander currently holds a 4.33 ERA, which would be his highest mark since 2017 with the Mets, but his 79:16 K:BB and 1.21 WHIP over 68.2 innings suggest Wheeler has been the recipient of some bad luck. The veteran will look to bounce back next time out, which is tentatively scheduled for a favorable matchup versus Detroit.
Wheeler struck out 12 over eight scoreless innings last time out, but he fell flat versus Washington, allowing a season-high seven earned runs and tying his season low with three strikeouts. The right-hander currently holds a 4.33 ERA, which would be his highest mark since 2017 with the Mets, but his 79:16 K:BB and 1.21 WHIP over 68.2 innings suggest Wheeler has been the recipient of some bad luck. The veteran will look to bounce back next time out, which is tentatively scheduled for a favorable matchup versus Detroit.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
100
Last 10 Games
101
Last 5 Games
102
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 2021
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-23%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .220 | 250 | 62 | 180 | 18 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .226 | 238 | 34 | 181 | 16 | |||
2023vs Left | .283 | 34 | 10 | 36 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .218 | 44 | 6 | 31 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .201 | 83 | 23 | 54 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .240 | 80 | 11 | 71 | 6 | |||
2021vs Left | .213 | 133 | 29 | 90 | 8 | |||
2021vs Right | .218 | 114 | 17 | 79 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-38%
ERA at Home
2023
-32%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.38 | 0.91 | 238.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.84 | 1.22 | 196.2 | 10.0 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Home | 3.53 | 1.12 | 35.2 | 9.3 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Away | 5.18 | 1.30 | 33.0 | 11.5 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 1.85 | 0.88 | 78.0 | 9.7 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 3.84 | 1.20 | 75.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||||
2021Home | 2.38 | 0.87 | 124.2 | 10.8 | 1.4 | ||||
2021Away | 3.35 | 1.20 | 88.2 | 9.9 | 2.6 | ||||
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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
4.94K/9
10.4BB/9
2.1HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.8 mphERA
4.33WHIP
1.21BABIP
.351GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
61.8%Exit Velocity
79.8 mphBarrels/BBE
2.5%Spin Rate
2470 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.1%Swinging Strike
13.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Wheeler's 2.92 ERA in 2020 represented a career low, but it was reasonable to doubt its repeatability given that it came in a shortened season and was paired with a career-low 18.4 K%. Rather than having his ERA rise to match his peripherals in 2021, he instead improved his ERA again to 2.78, and this time it looked fully deserved. He took a massive step forward in his strikeout rate, which came in at a career-high 29.1%, while cutting his walk rate to a career-low 5.4% and maintaining a solidly above-average 49.8% groundball rate. No other pitcher who threw at least 100 innings met all three of those rate stats, and only Clayton Kershaw came within two percentage points of all three. There's some risk here in that Wheeler has only pitched at this level once, and he's heading into his age-32 season, but that all-around excellence means he can fall off a fair amount and still remain quite good. There's some injury concern following last year's heavy workload as he dealt with shoulder soreness during the offseason, resulting in a delayed start to spring training. Wheeler won't be ready for Opening Day but isn't expected to miss much time beyond that, though it's worth keeping an eye on his status throughout the spring.
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Fans season-high 12 in win
Wheeler (4-4) picked up the win in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Atlanta, scattering three hits and a walk over eight scoreless innings. He struck out 12.
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Yields four runs in loss
Wheeler (3-4) allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk over six innings Monday, striking out three and taking a loss against Arizona.
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Strikes out eight in loss
Wheeler (3-3) allowed four runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out eight over six innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus the Giants.
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Strikes out seven in no-decision
Wheeler did not factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk over seven innings during a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays. He struck out seven.
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Can't get through sixth
Wheeler (3-2) took the loss Friday, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits over 5.1 innings during a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox. He struck out five and did not walk a batter.
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