Kevin Shackelford vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford 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 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Shackelford and Zack Wheeler

Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.48
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Kevin Shackelford and Zack Wheeler

Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Shackelford and Zack Wheeler

Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA