Matt Sauer vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Matt Sauer
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Sauer 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 6.85 and 1.674 for Matt Sauer. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Sauer and Zack Wheeler

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.85
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.72
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
36.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Matt Sauer and Zack Wheeler

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Sauer and Zack Wheeler

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA