Pitcher · 2026
Zack Wheeler
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #45
- Born
- May 30, 1990 in Smyrna, GA, USA
- MLB debut
- June 18, 2013
- Drafted
- 2009, round 1
- High school
- East Paulding
- Salary, 2026
- $42M
- dbWAR
- 10.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 110.1
- ERA
- 2.69
- FIP
- 3.16
- K/9
- 10.8
- FIP−
- 76 100 = avg
Zack Wheeler is a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2026 he struck out 132 batters over 110.1 innings across 19 appearances, 19 of them starts, going 10-3. His ERA of 2.69 was 35.5% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 68th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.16 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 31.1% of swings (15.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 30.6%. His 2.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 261 | 236 | 49 | 9 | 22 | 78 | .208 | .280 | .360 | .285 | 29.9% |
| vs RHB | 170 | 163 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 54 | .190 | .218 | .337 | .241 | 31.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Zack Wheeler throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 620 | 95.2 | 2,436 | 56.0% | 30.1% | |
| Splitter | 281 | 87.3 | 1,566 | 48.0% | 47.5% | |
| Sinker | 270 | 94.8 | 2,293 | 42.2% | 10.1% | |
| Sweeper | 253 | 81.2 | 2,776 | 43.5% | 36.5% | |
| Cutter | 190 | 90.9 | 2,534 | 46.8% | 19.8% | |
| Curveball | 148 | 79.8 | 2,852 | 45.3% | 48.6% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 110.1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 33 | 132 | 28 | 2.69 | 3.16 | 0.98 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 64 | 76 | 2.4 | |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 149.2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 45 | 195 | 33 | 2.71 | 3.00 | 0.94 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 65 | 72 | 3.5 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 200.0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 139 | 57 | 224 | 52 | 2.56 | 3.13 | 0.95 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 63 | 77 | 4.2 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.