Paul Skenes vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Paul Skenes
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Paul Skenes a clear advantage over Zack Wheeler across the core pitching metrics. Paul Skenes led in run prevention (ERA+ 216 vs 122), home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 130), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 178 vs 117). Paul Skenes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler

Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.59
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.28
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.55
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
10.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.48
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7086
36.9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
3.56
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
32.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler

Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler

Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA