Chris Smith vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Chris Smith
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Chris 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 Chris Smith and Zack Wheeler

Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.55
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Chris Smith and Zack Wheeler

Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Smith and Zack Wheeler

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