Edwin Diaz vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Edwin Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edwin Diaz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 114), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 140 vs 117), and run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 122). Role difference aside, Edwin Diaz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Diaz and Zack Wheeler

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.28
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
6.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
14.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.48
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.966
1.966
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
36.48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7086
36.9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.85
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
3.56
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1866
32.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.48
36.48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Zack Wheeler

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Diaz and Zack Wheeler

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
156300
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA