Joe Sambito vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Wheeler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 112). Joe Sambito held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 100). Role difference aside, Zack Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sambito and Zack Wheeler

Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.28
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
8.04
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.79
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
37.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
3.56
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.03
37.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Sambito and Zack Wheeler

Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.99
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sambito and Zack Wheeler

Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
26.48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.44
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
27.37
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA