Stan Fansler vs. Dan Wheeler — Career Comparison

Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 3.98 and 1.272 for Dan Wheeler. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Dan Wheeler

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.98
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
8.27
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.25
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.73
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
7.8
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
37.65
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.63
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.19
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
34.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Dan Wheeler

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.81
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.32
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Dan Wheeler

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
44250
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA