Joe Spruill vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Spruill
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Spruill 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 27 and 4.000 for Joe Spruill. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Spruill and Zack Wheeler

Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.55
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Spruill and Zack Wheeler

Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Joe Spruill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Spruill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Spruill and Zack Wheeler

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