Mel Stottlemyre Jr. vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Stottlemyre Jr. 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 4.88 and 1.532 for Mel Stottlemyre Jr.. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and Zack Wheeler

Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.88
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
10.05
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
39.64
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.15
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
35.9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and Zack Wheeler

Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and Zack Wheeler

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