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Est. Return 6/6/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
6-2
ERA
2.96
WHIP
0.92
K
94
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Wheeler hit 200 innings exactly during the 2024 regular season, marking his second time reaching that threshold. The right-hander continued to hammer the strike zone with six different pitches and remained an absolute headache for opposing batters. His ERA fell below 3.00 for the fourth time in the last five years and he set a new career high with 16 wins for the Phillies last season. Wheeler's K-BB rate exceeded 21 percent for the fourth consecutive year while is 0.96 WHIP was the best in the National League among qualified starters. Incredibly, Wheeler may still be under-appreciated. Never the most dominant arm in terms of strikeouts (career 9.6 K/9), Wheeler is approaching his 35th birthday in May. He's done a great job distancing himself from prior health woes, but the age and forearm blip from 2022 could push him behind some of the younger, flashier arms at the draft table. Read Past Outlooks

Goes on paternity list
The Phillies placed Wheeler (personal) on the paternity list Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Wheeler didn't travel to Toronto for the three-game series versus the Blue Jays this week while awaiting the birth of his child, but the Phillies waited until Wednesday before officially deactivating him. In a corresponding move, the Phillies recalled right-hander Mick Abel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, and he'll start Wednesday's game. Per MLB rules, Wheeler will have to miss between one and three games while on the paternity list, so the expectation is that he'll be activated to make a start at some point during this weekend's series in Pittsburgh.
Wheeler didn't travel to Toronto for the three-game series versus the Blue Jays this week while awaiting the birth of his child, but the Phillies waited until Wednesday before officially deactivating him. In a corresponding move, the Phillies recalled right-hander Mick Abel from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, and he'll start Wednesday's game. Per MLB rules, Wheeler will have to miss between one and three games while on the paternity list, so the expectation is that he'll be activated to make a start at some point during this weekend's series in Pittsburgh.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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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 2023
-20%
BAA vs RHP
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-19%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .230 | 255 | 76 | 210 | 29 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .183 | 275 | 33 | 149 | 20 | |||
2025vs Left | .174 | 54 | 12 | 28 | 4 | |||
2025vs Right | .214 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | .221 | 111 | 39 | 83 | 15 | |||
2024vs Right | .161 | 113 | 13 | 56 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .261 | 90 | 25 | 99 | 10 | |||
2023vs Right | .194 | 122 | 14 | 69 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
ERA on Road
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-7%
ERA on Road
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Since 2023Home | 3.15 | 0.99 | 222.2 | 10.3 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 2.97 | 1.01 | 245.1 | 10.1 | 2.1 | ||||
2025Home | 3.09 | 0.81 | 32.0 | 11.8 | 1.7 | ||||
2025Away | 2.86 | 1.00 | 44.0 | 10.6 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 2.31 | 0.94 | 101.1 | 10.2 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Away | 2.83 | 0.97 | 98.2 | 9.9 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Home | 4.13 | 1.12 | 89.1 | 9.8 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.16 | 1.04 | 102.2 | 10.1 | 1.8 | ||||
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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
5.22K/9
11.1BB/9
2.1HR/9
1.1Fastball
95.7 mphERA
2.96WHIP
0.92BABIP
.263GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
78.4%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2370 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.3%Swinging Strike
14.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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.
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Not pitching in Toronto series
Wheeler won't make a start for the Phillies during their three-game trip in Toronto to begin the week and is expected to remain in Philadelphia while he awaits the birth of his child, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Falls to Atlanta
Wheeler (6-2) took the loss Thursday in the second game of a doubleheader with Atlanta. He allowed six runs on four hits and four walks while striking out six over 5.1 innings.
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Game postponed Wednesday
Wheeler won't start as scheduled Wednesday against Atlanta since the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Extends scoreless streak
Wheeler (6-1) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out eight over 6.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Friday over the Athletics.
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Tosses six scoreless in win
Wheeler (5-1) earned the win against the Pirates on Saturday, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings.
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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.