Al Aber vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Zack Wheeler

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Zack Wheeler

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Zack Wheeler

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA