Aaron Small vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small 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 68), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 104). Aaron Small held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 130). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Zack Wheeler.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Small and Zack Wheeler

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.59
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.11
60.11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Aaron Small and Zack Wheeler

Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Small and Zack Wheeler

Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA