Steve Jones vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones 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 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Zack Wheeler

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.56
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Zack Wheeler

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Zack Wheeler

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA