Zack Wheeler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Zack Wheeler is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 14 seasons. Across 311 career appearances, he has gone 127-80 with a 3.26 ERA and 2,013 strikeouts. He has also batted .153 with 1 home runs. Zack Wheeler is a 3-time All-Star and a Gold Glove. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 39269.6.

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

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W–L 127–80
ERA 3.26
WHIP 1.13
SO 2,013
Pitcher PIV thru 2025 39269.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 195 lb
Born
5/30/1990 in Smyrna, GA, USA
MLB Debut
2013-06-18
Awards
3× All-Star · Gold Glove
Jersey
#45

Full name: Zachary Harrison Wheeler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Zack Wheeler — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
127 80 311 311 5 3 0 1890.1 1,598 684 187 537 2,013 3.26 39269.6

Career ERA 3.26 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 21.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Zack Wheeler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2013 NYN NL 7 5 17 17 0 0 0 100.0 90 38 46 84 3.42 3.87 (+12%) -755.9
2014 NYN NL 11 11 32 32 1 1 0 185.1 167 73 79 187 3.54 3.74 (+5%) 902.0
2017 NYN NL 3 7 17 17 0 0 0 86.1 97 50 40 81 5.21 4.36 (-20%) -1459.2
2018 NYN NL 12 7 29 29 0 0 0 182.1 150 67 55 179 3.31 4.15 (+20%) 4258.7
2019 NYN NL 11 8 31 31 0 0 0 195.1 196 86 50 195 3.96 4.51 (+12%) 5205.3
2020 PHI NL 4 2 11 11 0 0 0 71.0 67 23 16 53 2.92 4.45 (+35%) 2221.8
2021 PHI NL 14 10 32 32 3 2 0 213.1 169 66 46 247 2.78 4.27 (+35%) 9335.2
2022 PHI NL 12 7 26 26 0 0 0 153.0 125 48 34 163 2.82 3.97 (+29%) 4253.6
2023 PHI NL 13 6 32 32 0 0 0 192.0 168 77 39 212 3.61 4.33 (+17%) 5892.0
2024 PHI NL 16 7 32 32 0 0 0 200.0 139 57 52 224 2.56 4.08 (+37%) 4953.8
2025 PHI NL 10 5 24 24 1 0 0 149.2 107 45 33 195 2.71 4.16 (+35%) 4462.4
2026 PHI NL 14 5 28 28 0 0 0 162.0 123 54 47 193 3.00 4.18 (+28%) -
Career · 12 seasons 127 80 311 311 5 3 0 1,890.1 1,598 684 537 2,013 3.26 — 39,270

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

Zack Wheeler — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
288 288 13 44 9 0 1 18 0 5 128 .153 .172 .194 .367 -1,740

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career SLG .194 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 52.3% below league average.

Career OPS .367 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Zack Wheeler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2013 NYN NL 18 30 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 13 .133 — — — — 0.0
2014 NYN NL 34 50 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 24 .080 .251 (-68%) .313 (-69%) .386 (-74%) .700 (-72%) -553.6
2017 NYN NL 18 27 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 .074 — — — — 0.0
2018 NYN NL 29 56 4 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 21 .196 .247 (-21%) .318 (-39%) .409 (-43%) .727 (-42%) -385.6
2019 NYN NL 31 57 5 12 2 0 1 6 0 2 19 .211 .252 (-17%) .322 (-19%) .434 (-31%) .757 (-26%) -239.1
2020 PHI NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 PHI NL 33 68 1 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 39 .162 .243 (-34%) .317 (-49%) .410 (-53%) .727 (-52%) -561.8
2022 PHI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 PHI NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 PHI NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 PHI NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 288 288 13 44 9 0 1 18 0 5 128 .153 — — — — -1,740

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

Zack Wheeler — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Zack Wheeler — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2024 NLDS1 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 NLCS PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 NLDS1 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 NLWC2 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLCS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLDS1 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLWC2 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 WS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Zack Wheeler — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 3 12 11 0 70.1 37 17 14 77 2.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Zack Wheeler — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2024 NLDS1 PHI 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 1 0 4 9 0.00
2023 NLCS PHI 2 0 3 2 0 14.2 9 3 2 17 1.84
2023 NLDS1 PHI 0 0 1 1 0 6.1 3 2 1 10 2.84
2023 NLWC2 PHI 1 0 1 1 0 6.2 5 1 0 8 1.35
2022 NLCS PHI 1 0 2 2 0 13.0 4 2 1 16 1.38
2022 NLDS1 PHI 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 4 3 1 5 4.50
2022 NLWC2 PHI 0 0 1 1 0 6.1 2 0 1 4 0.00
2022 WS PHI 0 2 2 2 0 10.1 9 6 4 8 5.23

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Zack Wheeler — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home146147825110.170
Away14214151908.135

Pitching — Home / Away

Zack Wheeler — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home141876.17273132339353.21
Away142852.07483172578853.35

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Zack Wheeler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-08-15 PHIWAS — 5.0422261
2025-08-10 PHITEX W 5.0322371
2025-08-02 PHIDET L 6.09430103
2025-07-27 PHINYY L 5.2544280
2025-07-21 PHIBOS — 6.07220101
2025-07-12 PHISDP — 6.0644162
2025-07-06 PHICIN W 9.01110121
2025-06-30 PHISDP W 8.06000100
2025-06-25 PHIHOU L 6.0310380
2025-06-20 PHINYN — 5.0400380

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Zack Wheeler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 283 283 118 171 10 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Zack Wheeler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2013 NYN P 17 17 1 5 0 1
2014 NYN P 32 32 10 22 2 2
2017 NYN P 17 17 8 10 1 1
2018 NYN P 29 29 6 22 0 2
2019 NYN P 31 31 13 20 2 0
2020 PHI P 11 11 4 12 1 3
2021 PHI P 32 32 20 26 2 4
2022 PHI P 26 26 11 11 0 1
2023 PHI P 32 32 16 15 1 1
2024 PHI P 32 32 21 17 0 1
2025 PHI P 24 24 8 11 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Zack Wheeler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 283

Awards & Honors

Zack Wheeler — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2025 All-MLB Team - Second Team SP
2025 Pitcher of the Month June
2025 Player of the Week Week of 2025-07-05
2024 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2023 Gold Glove P
2022 Pitcher of the Month May
2021 All-MLB Team - Second Team SP

Salary History

Zack Wheeler's recorded salaries total $1,058,625 over 2 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wheeler's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.

Zack Wheeler — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 NYN NL $546,250
2014 NYN NL $512,375
Total recorded salary (partial) $1,058,625

Award Voting History

Zack Wheeler — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2025 Cy Young Award NL 9th 1.0 210 0
2024 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 130.0 210 4
2024 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 31.0 420 0
2023 Cy Young Award NL 6th 28.0 210 0
2021 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 141.0 210 12
2021 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 6.0 420 0
2020 Cy Young Award NL 12th 1.0 210 0

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Zack Wheeler: the record in brief

Zack Wheeler's major league record starts with the debut on June 18, 2013 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the New York Mets (2013 to 2019) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2020 through 2025). Wheeler played primarily as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Born on May 30, 1990, in Smyrna, GA, USA, Wheeler was listed at 6'4" and 195 pounds. The bio lists the given name Zachary Harrison.

Wheeler has gone 127-80 with a 3.26 ERA in 311 games, 311 of them starts. Also on Wheeler's record: 2,013 strikeouts. The leagues Wheeler pitched in allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 21.6% better than average. No season topped the 16 wins of 2024. The strikeout high was 247 in 2021. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.56 in 2024, when the league's was 4.08.

Frequently Asked Questions about Zack Wheeler

What years did Zack Wheeler play?
Zack Wheeler played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Zack Wheeler a pitcher?
Yes. Zack Wheeler pitched in the major leagues, recording 127 wins and 2013 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Zack Wheeler hit?
Zack Wheeler hit 1 career home run with 44 hits.
What teams has Zack Wheeler played for?
Zack Wheeler has played for 2 teams: the New York Mets (2013–2014, 2017–2019) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2020–2026).
Has Zack Wheeler won a Cy Young Award?
No. Zack Wheeler has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Zack Wheeler won?
Zack Wheeler has won the Gold Glove (2023). He has been selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What are Zack Wheeler's career stats?
In 311 games, Zack Wheeler has gone 127-80 with a 3.26 ERA, 2,013 strikeouts, and 1,890.1 innings pitched. At the plate he has 44 hits and 1 home runs.
How much has Zack Wheeler earned in his career?
Zack Wheeler's recorded salaries total $1,058,625 over 2 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wheeler's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Zack Wheeler's salary?
Zack Wheeler's last recorded salary was $546,250, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $546,250, in 2016, and his lowest was $512,375, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position does Zack Wheeler play?
Zack Wheeler plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Zack Wheeler and how much does he weigh?
Zack Wheeler is listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.
What number does Zack Wheeler wear?
Zack Wheeler wears number 45, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Zack Wheeler's career ERA?
Zack Wheeler finished with a 3.26 career ERA, going 127-80 with 2,013 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Zack Wheeler have?
Zack Wheeler recorded 2,013 career strikeouts.