Zachary
Wheeler
PAge : 36Throws : R
#45
Zack Wheeler
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-06-18
Born in : Smyrna, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 14 | 5 | 3.00 | 162.0 | 193 | 1.05 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2.71 | 149.2 | 195 | 0.94 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 16 | 7 | 2.57 | 200.0 | 224 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3.61 | 192.0 | 212 | 1.08 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2.82 | 153.0 | 163 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 14 | 10 | 2.78 | 213.1 | 247 | 1.01 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2.92 | 71.0 | 53 | 1.17 |
| 2019 | New York Mets | 31 | 11 | 8 | 3.96 | 195.1 | 195 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | New York Mets | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3.31 | 182.1 | 179 | 1.12 |
| 2017 | New York Mets | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5.21 | 86.1 | 81 | 1.59 |
| 2014 | New York Mets | 32 | 11 | 11 | 3.54 | 185.1 | 187 | 1.33 |
| 2013 | New York Mets | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3.42 | 100.0 | 84 | 1.36 |
| Career totals | 311 | 127 | 80 | 3.26 | 1890.1 | 2013 | 1.13 | |
ContractPhiladelphia Phillies payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2025–2027
- Total value
- 126.0 M$
- AAV
- 42.00 M$
2026
42.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
42.00 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.00
FIP
3.35
xFIP
3.03
ERA-
69
WHIP
1.05
K%
29.9 %
BB%
7.3 %
Strikeouts
193
Innings
162.0
Wins
14
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
3.6
Strikeouts
173
2026 WAR
4.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 20235.9 WAR · 5.5 per full season
- 20245.5 WAR · 5.0 per full season
- 20254.1 WAR · 4.9 per full season
- 20264.0 WAR · 4.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
-33 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
95
MLB elite
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 92
- CTL
- Control
- 83
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 93
- STA
- Stamina
- 88
- DUR
- Durability
- 85
- EX
- Experience
- 92
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
4.0
#17 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
94 / 100
#10 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
20 / 100
Surplus $-2.9M · salary $42.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.35 · RA9-WAR: 5.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.2 mi/h
65th percentile
K%
29.9 %
94th percentile
BB%
7.3 %
64th percentile
xERA
2.88
95th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.263
95th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.0 %
85th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PHI | 4.0 | 94 | 95 | 95.2 | 29.9 | 7.3 | 2.88 | .263 |
| 2025 | PHI | 4.1 | 99 | 96 | 96.1 | 33.3 | 5.6 | 2.49 | .247 |
| 2024 | PHI | 5.5 | 98 | 98 | 95.3 | 28.5 | 6.6 | 2.75 | .262 |
| 2023 | PHI | 5.9 | 98 | 98 | 95.8 | 26.9 | 5.0 | 3.23 | .279 |
| 2022 | PHI | 4.2 | 90 | 96 | 95.9 | 26.9 | 5.6 | 3.08 | .277 |
| 2021 | PHI | 7.2 | 99 | 98 | 97.2 | 29.1 | 5.4 | 2.79 | .259 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs TB | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.00 |
| Sep 22 | vs MIL | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3.06 |
| Sep 16 | @ WSH | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.99 |
| Sep 10 | vs HOU | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.14 |
| Sep 5 | vs ATL | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.23 |
| Aug 30 | @ LAA | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3.31 |
| Aug 24 | @ SEA | 4.0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3.40 |
| Aug 18 | vs MIA | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.92 |
| Aug 12 | @ STL | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.89 |
| Aug 7 | vs TOR | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2.69 |