Milt Jordan vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Milt Jordan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Jordan 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 5.82 and 1.824 for Milt Jordan. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Jordan and Zack Wheeler

Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
13.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
41.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.88
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
38.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Milt Jordan and Zack Wheeler

Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5185
27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728.1
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Jordan and Zack Wheeler

Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA