Chris Michalak vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.68 and 1.421 for Joe Wheeler. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Joe Wheeler

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Joe Wheeler

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Joe Wheeler

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-52.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA