Zack Wheat Stats

Zack Wheat was born on Wednesday, May 23, 1888, in Hamilton, Missouri. Wheat was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1909, with the Brooklyn Superbas. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Zack Wheat baseball stats page.

"He (Zack Wheat) was the most graceful left-handed hitter I ever saw. With the dead ball, many of his line drives were caught, but they were just shot out of a cannon almost every time up." - Casey Stengel

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Zack Wheat
 
 
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Birth Name:   Zachariah Davis Wheat
Nickname:   Buck or Zach or Zack
Born On:   05-23-1888
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hamilton, Missouri
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-11-1972
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sedalia, Missouri
Cemetery:   Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri Click For Grave Photo
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-11-1909 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-21-1927
Draft:   Not Applicable
Zack Wheat

Zack Wheat Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Zack Wheat Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1909 Superbas 26 102 15 31 7 3 0 0 4 6 - - 5 - 0 - .304 .343 .431
1910 Superbas 156 606 78 172 36 15 2 0 55 47 - 80 11 - 6 - .284 .341 .403
1911 Dodgers 140 534 55 153 26 13 5 0 76 29 - 58 18 - 7 - .287 .332 .412
1912 Dodgers 123 453 70 138 28 7 8 0 65 39 - 40 7 - 6 - .305 .367 .450
1913 Dodgers 138 535 64 161 28 10 7 0 58 25 - 45 11 - 2 - .301 .335 .430
1914 Robins 145 533 66 170 26 9 9 0 89 47 - 50 19 - 3 - .319 .377 .452
1915 Robins 146 528 64 136 15 12 5 0 66 52 - 42 10 - 5 - .258 .330 .360
1916 Robins 149 568 76 177 32 13 9 1 73 43 - 49 9 - 6 - .312 .366 .461
1917 Robins 109 362 38 113 15 11 1 0 41 20 - 18 3 - 2 - .312 .352 .423
1918 Robins 105 409 39 137 15 3 0 0 51 16 - 17 5 - 6 - .335 .369 .386
1919 Robins 137 536 70 159 23 11 5 0 62 33 - 27 6 - 6 - .297 .344 .409
1920 Robins 148 583 89 191 26 13 9 0 73 48 - 21 6 - 6 - .328 .385 .463
1921 Robins 148 568 91 182 31 10 14 0 85 44 - 19 9 - 3 - .320 .372 .484
1922 Robins 152 600 92 201 29 12 16 0 112 45 - 22 8 - 7 - .335 .388 .503
1923 Robins 98 349 63 131 13 5 8 0 65 23 - 12 4 - 2 - .375 .417 .510
1924 Robins 141 566 92 212 41 8 14 0 97 49 - 18 5 - 4 - .375 .428 .549
1925 Robins 150 616 125 221 42 14 14 1 103 45 - 22 8 - 1 - .359 .403 .541
1926 Robins 111 411 68 119 31 2 5 0 35 21 - 14 12 - 1 - .290 .326 .411
1927 Athletics 88 247 34 80 12 1 1 0 38 18 - 5 7 - 4 - .324 .379 .393
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 2,410 9,106 1,289 2,884 476 172 132 2 1,248 650 - 559 163 - 77 - .317 .367 .450
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Zack Wheat Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1909 Superbas OF 26 - - 62 2.4 59 54 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1910 Superbas LF 156 - - 390 2.5 375 354 21 15 6 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1911 Dodgers OF 136 - - 313 2.3 299 287 12 14 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1912 Dodgers LF 120 - - 308 2.6 298 285 13 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1913 Dodgers LF 135 - - 359 2.7 351 338 13 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1914 Robins LF 144 - - 366 2.5 352 331 21 14 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1915 Robins LF 144 - - 381 2.6 363 345 18 18 4 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1916 Robins OF 149 - - 356 2.4 347 333 14 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1917 Robins LF 98 - - 233 2.4 228 216 12 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1918 Robins LF 105 - - 235 2.2 230 219 11 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1919 Robins LF 137 - - 315 2.3 306 297 9 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1920 Robins LF 148 - - 306 2.1 297 287 10 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1921 Robins LF 148 - - 312 2.1 301 283 18 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1922 Robins LF 152 - - 334 2.2 331 317 14 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1923 Robins OF 87 - - 153 1.8 139 135 4 14 1 n/a n/a n/a .908 0.00 -
1924 Robins LF 139 - - 312 2.2 301 288 13 11 4 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1925 Robins LF 149 - - 340 2.3 327 320 7 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1926 Robins LF 102 - - 221 2.2 211 202 9 10 3 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1927 Athletics OF 62 - - 115 1.9 113 105 8 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 1,877 0 0 4,412 2.4 4,271 4,082 189 141 51 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
OF Totals 460 0 0 999 2.2 957 914 43 42 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 --
19 Years 2,337 - - 5,411 2.3 5,228 4,996 232 183 54 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 --
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Zack Wheat Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1909 Superbas 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 25.5 - - -
1910 Superbas 16 - - - - n/a 303.0 7.6 11.0 - - -
1911 Dodgers 21 - - - - n/a 106.8 9.2 7.0 - - -
1912 Dodgers 16 - - - - n/a 56.6 11.3 7.0 - - -
1913 Dodgers 19 - - - - n/a 76.4 11.9 9.2 - - -
1914 Robins 20 - - - - n/a 59.2 10.7 6.0 - - -
1915 Robins 21 14 .600 - - n/a 105.6 12.6 8.0 - - -
1916 Robins 19 - - - - n/a 63.1 11.6 7.8 - - -
1917 Robins 5 - - - - n/a 362.0 20.1 8.8 - - -
1918 Robins 9 - - - - n/a 0.0 24.1 8.0 - - -
1919 Robins 15 - - - - n/a 107.2 19.9 8.6 - - -
1920 Robins 8 10 .444 - - n/a 64.8 27.8 8.0 - - -
1921 Robins 11 8 .579 - - n/a 40.6 29.9 6.7 - - -
1922 Robins 9 6 .600 - - n/a 37.5 27.3 5.4 - - -
1923 Robins 3 3 .500 - - n/a 43.6 29.1 5.4 - - -
1924 Robins 3 4 .429 - - n/a 40.4 31.4 5.8 - - -
1925 Robins 3 1 .750 - - n/a 44.0 28.0 6.0 - - -
1926 Robins 4 - - - - n/a 82.2 29.4 11.7 - - -
1927 Athletics 2 3 .400 - - n/a 247.0 49.4 6.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 205 49 .807 - - n/a 69.0 16.3 7.3 - - -
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Zack Wheat Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1909 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a -
1910 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a -
1911 Brooklyn Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Brooklyn Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1913 Brooklyn Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1917 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1921 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Brooklyn Robins n/a $16,000.00 n/a -
1927 Philadelphia Athletics n/a $15,000.00 n/a -


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