Will Sawyer vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.28 and 1.145 for Zack Wheeler. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Sawyer and Zack Wheeler

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.28
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
38.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.177
1.177
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Will Sawyer and Zack Wheeler

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Sawyer and Zack Wheeler

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
228
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA