How Zack Wheeler's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Zack Wheeler has totaled 1,820 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2021, posting 247, well above the starting pitcher average of 77.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 81, near the starting pitcher average of 86.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 212 in 2023 to 224 in 2024 and 195 in 2025, falling over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 81 to 247 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Zack Wheeler Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Zack Wheeler Strikeouts Per Season

Zack Wheeler's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Zack Wheeler Strikeouts per season line chart

Zack Wheeler Strikeouts by Team

Zack Wheeler's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Zack Wheeler career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Zack Wheeler Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Zack Wheeler's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Zack Wheeler Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Zack Wheeler Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Zack Wheeler's seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Zack Wheeler Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Zack Wheeler Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Zack Wheeler's MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Zack Wheeler Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table