Zack Wheat
LF · 19 seasons · 1909 – 1927 · B/T: L/R
Few careers score higher: Zack Wheat sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 19 seasons. His best year was 1916: +16.5 roto value, 5th that season and 728th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from batting average (+48.7), RBI (+42.0) and home runs (+40.9), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
16.54
1916 · #728 all-time
Career Z
183.7
summed
Avg / Season
9.67
longevity-neutral
Seasons
19
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | BRO | 26 | -0.66 | #186 | #34,462 |
| 1910 | BRO | 156 | 8.87 | #41 | #6,363 |
| 1911 | BRO | 140 | 8.56 | #45 | #6,817 |
| 1912 | BRO | 123 | 11.39 | #22 | #3,507 |
| 1913 | BRO | 138 | 11.42 | #27 | #3,480 |
| 1914 | BRO | 145 | 13.96 | #13 | #1,661 |
| 1915 | BRO | 146 | 8.31 | #56 | #7,203 |
| 1916★ | BRO | 149 | 16.54 | #5 | #728 |
| 1917 | BRO | 109 | 5.00 | #73 | #13,654 |
| 1918 | BRO | 105 | 8.52 | #38 | #6,879 |
| 1919 | BRO | 137 | 10.59 | #22 | #4,288 |
| 1920 | BRO | 148 | 11.98 | #20 | #2,988 |
| 1921 | BRO | 148 | 11.35 | #22 | #3,545 |
| 1922 | BRO | 152 | 13.72 | #15 | #1,804 |
| 1923 | BRO | 98 | 8.53 | #51 | #6,857 |
| 1924 | BRO | 141 | 15.57 | #12 | #1,004 |
| 1925 | BRO | 150 | 14.01 | #12 | #1,633 |
| 1926 | BRO | 111 | 4.11 | #119 | #15,904 |
| 1927 | PHA | 88 | 1.90 | #174 | #22,445 |
★ Best season by Z