Philadelphia Phillies
Zack Wheeler has thrown 30,048 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph), Slider (81mph), Splitter (85mph), Curve (79mph) and Cutter (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their sinker has an obvious tail, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their slider generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has below average velo and has some two-plane movement. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) has dives down out of the zone, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slight armside fade. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink.