1990
Born May 30, 1990
Smyrna, GA, USA
Zack Wheeler Notable
Zack Wheeler divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Mets from 2013, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 2025.
He went 113 and 75 with a 3.28 earned run average, pitching 1,728 innings in 283 games. He struck out 1,820 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 288 games he batted .153, with 44 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 9 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2021, with 2. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 2021, with 247.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2021 and 2025.
He was born in Smyrna, GA, USA on May 30, 1990. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2021, 2024, 2025 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 2022, 2025 |
| All-MLB Team - First Team | 1 | 2024 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 2023 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2025 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NYM | 18 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .133 |
| 2014 | NYM | 34 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .080 |
| 2017 | NYM | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .074 |
| 2018 | NYM | 29 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .196 |
| 2019 | NYM | 31 | 57 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .211 |
| 2020 | PHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | PHI | 33 | 68 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | .162 |
| 2022 | PHI | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | PHI | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | PHI | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | PHI | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 288 | 288 | 13 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 128 | 0 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NYM | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0 | 90 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 3.42 |
| 2014 | NYM | 11 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 185.1 | 167 | 73 | 79 | 187 | 3.54 |
| 2017 | NYM | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 86.1 | 97 | 50 | 40 | 81 | 5.21 |
| 2018 | NYM | 12 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 182.1 | 150 | 67 | 55 | 179 | 3.31 |
| 2019 | NYM | 11 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 195.1 | 196 | 86 | 50 | 195 | 3.96 |
| 2020 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 71.0 | 67 | 23 | 16 | 53 | 2.92 |
| 2021 | PHI | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 213.1 | 169 | 66 | 46 | 247 | 2.78 |
| 2022 | PHI | 12 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 153.0 | 125 | 48 | 34 | 163 | 2.82 |
| 2023 | PHI | 13 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 192.0 | 168 | 77 | 39 | 212 | 3.61 |
| 2024 | PHI | 16 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 139 | 57 | 52 | 224 | 2.56 |
| 2025 | PHI | 10 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 149.2 | 107 | 45 | 33 | 195 | 2.71 |
| Career | — | 113 | 75 | 283 | 283 | 0 | 1728.1 | 1475 | 630 | 490 | 1820 | 3.28 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Zack Wheeler
Zack Wheeler made a major-league debut on June 18, 2013.