What years did Dan Wheeler play?

Dan Wheeler played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.

Was Dan Wheeler a pitcher?

Yes. Dan Wheeler pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 555 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dan Wheeler hit?

Dan Wheeler hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Dan Wheeler's career batting average?

Dan Wheeler batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.

What was Dan Wheeler's career ERA?

Dan Wheeler finished with a 3.98 career ERA, going 25-43 with 555 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dan Wheeler have?

Dan Wheeler recorded 555 career strikeouts.

Dan Wheeler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2012)

Dan Wheeler was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012 for 5 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 14 seasons. Across 589 career appearances, he went 25-43 with a 3.98 ERA, 555 strikeouts, and 43 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3630.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 25–43

ERA 3.98

WHIP 1.22

SO 555

Pitcher PIV 3630.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 220 lb
Born: 12/10/1977 in Providence, RI, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-09-01
Last Game: 2012-05-13

Full name: Daniel Michael Wheeler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dan Wheeler — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	43	589	9	0	0	43	640.2	589	283	89	194	555	3.98	3630.9

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 8.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dan Wheeler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	TBA	AL	0	4	6	6	0	30.2	35	20	13	32	5.87	4.71 (-25%)	-442.9
2000	TBA	AL	1	1	11	2	0	23.0	29	14	11	17	5.48	4.77 (-15%)	166.1
2001	TBA	AL	1	0	13	0	0	17.2	30	17	5	12	8.66	4.42 (-96%)	-145.6
2003	NYN	NL	1	3	35	0	2	51.0	49	21	17	35	3.71	4.40 (+16%)	196.5
2004	NYN	NL	3	1	32	1	0	50.2	65	27	17	46	4.80	4.46 (-7%)	-107.2
2004	HOU	NL	0	0	14	0	0	14.1	11	4	3	9	2.51	4.46 (+44%)	333.2
2005	HOU	NL	2	3	71	0	3	73.1	53	18	19	69	2.21	4.29 (+49%)	1883.0
2006	HOU	NL	3	5	75	0	9	71.1	58	20	24	68	2.52	4.53 (+44%)	2319.7
2007	HOU	NL	1	4	45	0	11	49.2	46	28	13	56	5.07	4.47 (-13%)	612.8
2007	TBA	AL	0	5	25	0	0	25.0	28	16	10	26	5.76	4.47 (-29%)	272.3
2008	TBA	AL	5	6	70	0	13	66.1	44	23	22	53	3.12	4.32 (+28%)	-273.6
2009	TBA	AL	4	5	69	0	2	57.2	41	21	9	45	3.28	4.32 (+24%)	-234.4
2010	TBA	AL	2	4	64	0	3	48.1	36	18	16	46	3.35	4.08 (+18%)	-40.8
2011	BOS	AL	2	2	47	0	0	49.1	47	24	8	39	4.38	3.94 (-11%)	208.1
2012	CLE	AL	0	0	12	0	0	12.1	17	12	7	2	8.76	4.01 (-118%)	-1116.4
Career · 15 seasons			25	43	589	9	43	640.2	589	283	194	555	3.98	—	3,631

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dan Wheeler — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
590	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 45.9% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dan Wheeler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	TBA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TBA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYN	NL	35	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	32	5	1	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	HOU	NL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	HOU	NL	71	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	HOU	NL	75	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	HOU	NL	45	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TBA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TBA	AL	70	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TBA	AL	69	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TBA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BOS	AL	47	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	13	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			590	7	1	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dan Wheeler — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dan Wheeler — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2010	ALDS1	TBA	1	.000
2008	ALCS	TBA	3	.000
2008	ALDS2	TBA	1	.000
2008	WS	TBA	3	.000
2005	NLCS	HOU	3	.000
2005	NLDS2	HOU	3	.000
2005	WS	HOU	2	.000
2004	NLCS	HOU	4	.000
2004	NLDS2	HOU	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dan Wheeler — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	21	0	1	26.2	21	10	8	28	3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dan Wheeler — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	ALDS1	TBA	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2008	ALCS	TBA	0	3	0	5.0	5	3	3	5	5.40
2008	ALDS2	TBA	0	1	1	1.0	1	1	0	1	9.00
2008	WS	TBA	0	3	0	2.2	3	2	1	3	6.75
2005	NLCS	HOU	0	3	0	2.2	2	0	0	2	0.00
2005	NLDS2	HOU	0	3	0	4.1	4	1	3	5	2.08
2005	WS	HOU	0	2	0	2.0	2	3	1	1	13.50
2004	NLCS	HOU	1	4	0	7.0	4	0	0	9	0.00
2004	NLDS2	HOU	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dan Wheeler — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	296	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	293	5	1	1	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Dan Wheeler — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	296	314.0	293	136	95	285	3.90
Away	293	326.2	296	147	99	270	4.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dan Wheeler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-05-13	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	5	6	6	1	0	1
2012-05-11	CLE	BOS	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2012-05-08	CLE	CHW	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2012-05-03	CLE	CHW	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
2012-04-26	CLE	KCR	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2012-04-25	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-04-21	CLE	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-04-18	CLE	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-04-15	CLE	KCR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-04-11	CLE	CHW	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dan Wheeler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	589	9	36	58	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dan Wheeler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	TBA	P	6	6	1	2	0	0
2000	TBA	P	11	2	1	4	0	1
2001	TBA	P	13	0	3	3	0	1
2003	NYN	P	35	0	1	4	0	0
2004	NYN	P	32	1	4	6	2	0
2004	HOU	P	14	0	0	0	0	0
2005	HOU	P	71	0	3	11	0	0
2006	HOU	P	75	0	5	4	0	0
2007	HOU	P	45	0	8	2	0	0
2007	TBA	P	25	0	2	3	0	0
2008	TBA	P	70	0	4	2	1	1
2009	TBA	P	69	0	0	8	0	1
2010	TBA	P	64	0	1	8	0	1
2011	BOS	P	47	0	2	1	0	0
2012	CLE	P	12	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dan Wheeler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	589

Salary History

Dan Wheeler — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	CLE	AL	$900,000
2011	BOS	AL	$3,000,000
2010	TBA	AL	$3,500,000
2009	TBA	AL	$3,200,000
2008	TBA	AL	$2,875,000
2007	HOU	NL	$2,100,000
2006	HOU	NL	$930,000
2005	HOU	NL	$365,000
2004	NYN	NL	$311,500
2000	TBA	AL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$17,381,500

College History

Dan Wheeler — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Central Arizona College	Coolidge	AZ	1996, 1997

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Dan Wheeler: the record in brief

Dan Wheeler played a first major league game on September 1, 1999 and a last one on May 13, 2012. By club, Wheeler's seasons break down as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999 to 2007), the New York Mets (2003 through 2004), the Houston Astros (2004 to 2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008 through 2010), the Boston Red Sox (2011), and the Cleveland Indians (2012). The bio lists Wheeler as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Wheeler is listed at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Wheeler was born on December 10, 1977, in Providence, RI, USA. Dan Wheeler was the playing name; the full given name is Daniel Michael.

Across 589 games (9 starts), Wheeler recorded 25 wins against 43 losses with a 3.98 ERA. The totals include 555 strikeouts and 43 saves. Against a 4.36 league ERA for the same years, Wheeler was 8.9% better. The best win total was 5, in 2008. The strikeout high was 69 in 2005.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Wheeler

What years did Dan Wheeler play?: Dan Wheeler played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.
Was Dan Wheeler a pitcher?: Yes. Dan Wheeler pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 555 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan Wheeler hit?: Dan Wheeler hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Dan Wheeler's career batting average?: Dan Wheeler batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.
What was Dan Wheeler's career ERA?: Dan Wheeler finished with a 3.98 career ERA, going 25-43 with 555 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dan Wheeler have?: Dan Wheeler recorded 555 career strikeouts.