Brad Springer vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Brad Springer
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Springer 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 4.15 and 2.769 for Brad Springer. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Springer and Zack Wheeler

Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
18.69
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.69
18.69
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.769
2.769
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
31.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Brad Springer and Zack Wheeler

Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5185
27
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728.1
9
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Springer and Zack Wheeler

Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brad Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA