Full Name: Daniel Michael Wheeler Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 3"/222 First Game: September 1, 1999 Birthdate: December 10, 1977 MLB Experience: 8 years Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island College: Central Arizona JC Bat/Throw: Right/Right

BiographyEdit

Born on December 10, 1977 in Providence, Rhode Island, Dan Wheeler (Daniel Michael Wheeler) played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Rays over the course of his 8 year career. Wheeler broke into the bigs on September 1, 1999 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and put up a 3.71 ERA in 51 innings pitched in 2003, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Dan Wheeler's best season was 2006, when he posted a 2.52 ERA and struck out 68 batters.

Scouting ReportEdit

StatisticsEdit

Pitching StatsEdit

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP	BAA
1999	TB	6	6	0	4	0	0	0	30.2	35	20	20	7	13	32	5.87	1.57	.287
2000	TB	11	2	1	1	0	0	0	23.0	29	14	14	2	11	17	5.48	1.74	.302
2001	TB	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	17.2	30	17	17	3	5	12	8.66	1.98	.375
2003	NYM	35	0	1	3	2	0	0	51.0	49	23	21	6	17	35	3.71	1.29	.253
2004	NYM	32	1	3	1	0	0	0	50.2	65	29	27	9	17	46	4.80	1.62	.307
2004	HOU	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.1	11	4	4	1	3	9	2.51	0.98	.216
2005	HOU	71	0	2	3	3	0	0	73.1	53	18	18	7	19	69	2.21	0.98	.204
2006	HOU	75	0	3	5	9	0	0	71.1	58	22	20	5	24	68	2.52	1.15	.221
2007	HOU	45	0	1	4	11	0	0	49.2	46	28	28	8	13	56	5.07	1.19	.245
2007	TB	25	0	0	5	0	0	0	25.0	28	20	16	3	10	26	5.76	1.52	.277
Career		327	9	12	26	25	0	0	406.2	404	195	185	51	132	370	4.09	1.32	.258

Fielding StatsEdit

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
1999	TB	P	6	6	30	1	3	2	0	0	1.000
2000	TB	P	11	2	23	1	5	4	0	1	1.000
2001	TB	P	13	0	17	3	6	3	0	1	1.000
2003	NYM	P	35	0	51	1	5	4	0	0	1.000
2004	NYM	P	32	1	50	4	12	6	2	0	.833
2004	HOU	P	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	HOU	P	71	0	73	3	14	11	0	0	1.000
2006	HOU	P	75	0	71	5	9	4	0	0	1.000
2007	HOU	P	45	0	49	8	10	2	0	0	1.000
2007	TB	P	25	0	25	2	5	3	0	0	1.000
Total		P	340	9	423	29	72	41	2	2	.972

Batting StatsEdit

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1999	TB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2000	TB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2001	TB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2003	NYM	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2004	NYM	32	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
2004	HOU	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2005	HOU	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2006	HOU	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2007	HOU	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career		292	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286

AwardsEdit

TransactionsEdit

• Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 34th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed May 7, 1997).
• Released from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 13, 2001).
• Signed by the Atlanta Braves (January 20, 2002).
• Released from the Atlanta Braves (October 15, 2002).
• Signed by the New York Mets (February 6, 2003).
• Traded from the New York Mets to the Houston Astros in exchange for Adam Seuss (August 27, 2004).
• Traded from the Houston Astros to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for Ty Wigginton and cash (July 28, 2007).

TriviaEdit

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