Drew Smith vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Drew Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 108). Drew Smith held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 122). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Zack Wheeler.

Pitching Stats for Drew Smith and Zack Wheeler

Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.48
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
7.98
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
9.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
37.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
33.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.77
37.77
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Drew Smith and Zack Wheeler

Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Smith and Zack Wheeler

Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
115200
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA