Josh Simpson vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Josh Simpson
Gen ZConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Simpson 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 7.34 and 1.891 for Josh Simpson. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Simpson and Zack Wheeler

Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.59
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.98
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.48
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.891
1.891
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
44.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
36.98
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Josh Simpson and Zack Wheeler

Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.097
0.097
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Simpson and Zack Wheeler

Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA