One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .444 expected average against them, against .284 on his fastballs.
84 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wheeler's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.3 off his sweeper.
127 and 52 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .358 average against Wheeler and left-handers to .295.
128 pitches to right-handed hitters, 235 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wheeler works off the plate, with only 38.6% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
363 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46% of the contact against Wheeler is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
63 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.4% of the contact Wheeler gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
363 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 170th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wheeler's stuff spins at 2,377 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .444 expected average against them, against .284 on his fastballs.
84 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wheeler's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.3 off his sweeper.
127 and 52 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .358 average against Wheeler and left-handers to .295.
128 pitches to right-handed hitters, 235 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wheeler works off the plate, with only 38.6% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
363 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46% of the contact against Wheeler is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
63 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.4% of the contact Wheeler gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
363 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 170th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wheeler's stuff spins at 2,377 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
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