Charlie Root vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Root and Zack Wheeler are fairly close on the surface numbers. Zack Wheeler posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.28 vs 3.59) and WHIP (1.145 vs 1.295). Charlie Root had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 0.86). By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Zack Wheeler

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
2.55
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Zack Wheeler

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5185
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728.1
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Zack Wheeler

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.6
33.55
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
124.43
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.6
28.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
165.74
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA