Drew Anderson vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Anderson 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 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Zack Wheeler

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Zack Wheeler

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.62
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Zack Wheeler

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA