Jack Flaherty vs. Rip Wheeler — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.208 compared to 4.18 and 1.291 for Rip Wheeler. By the career numbers, Jack Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Rip Wheeler

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.37
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.8
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.18
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9.6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.19
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
37.93
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.94
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
35.63
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Rip Wheeler

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.73
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2972
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990.2
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.79
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.56
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.52
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Rip Wheeler

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
792
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
485.71
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
60
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
23.85
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
19.6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
100
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
112
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
19.19
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
18.72
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
46
184
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA