Bill Sayles vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Bill Sayles
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sayles 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 5.61 and 1.691 for Bill Sayles. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sayles and Zack Wheeler

Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.61
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9.95
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
5.95
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
41.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.41
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
36.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.76
41.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Sayles and Zack Wheeler

Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5185
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728.1
9
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sayles and Zack Wheeler

Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
818.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
48.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
55.94
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
245.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA