Dave Sells vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Dave Sells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sells 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 58), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 100). Dave Sells held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 130). Role difference aside, Zack Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Sells and Zack Wheeler

Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.59
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
40.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.42
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
34.68
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Dave Sells and Zack Wheeler

Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.21
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Sells and Zack Wheeler

Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
54000
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.44
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA