Steve Sparks vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Zack Wheeler a clear advantage over Steve Sparks across the core pitching metrics. Zack Wheeler led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 77), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 100). Zack Wheeler was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Sparks and Zack Wheeler

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Steve Sparks and Zack Wheeler

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Sparks and Zack Wheeler

Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA