Joe Bitker vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker 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 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Zack Wheeler

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
8.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Zack Wheeler

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Zack Wheeler

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA