Joe Shipley vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Shipley
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Shipley 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 5.93 and 1.909 for Joe Shipley. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Shipley and Zack Wheeler

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.93
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
43.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.886
1.886
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
35.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.77
43.77
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Shipley and Zack Wheeler

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Shipley and Zack Wheeler

Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Shipley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Shipley
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA