Chick Smith vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Chick Smith 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 3.57 and 1.472 for Chick Smith. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Smith and Zack Wheeler

Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
33.62
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Chick Smith and Zack Wheeler

Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5185
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728.1
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Smith and Zack Wheeler

Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA