Zack Wheeler — Diamond 87 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Zack Wheeler is a Diamond 87 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Phillies, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Zack Wheeler works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 96 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 79 Control, and 85 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Stopper and Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Zack Wheeler's arsenal: 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Sweeper (S), Splitter (A), and Curveball (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Zack Wheeler currently buys for about 7,877 stubs, with sell orders near 4,885 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 16%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 2,202 stubs, about a 45% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Zack Wheeler earns an OpScore of 89.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #602 among all cards and #106 among Starting Pitchers.
Live Series cards like Zack Wheeler's are the ones Diamond Radar scores: it reads a player's real MLB production and predicts what the next roster update will do to the card — the predicted rating, the tier jump, and how likely the upgrade is. Ratings only move at a roster update, and not every Live Series card is scored in a given window. Across the season so far, 55% of the cards Radar flags go on to be upgraded, against a 26% background rate across all scored cards — 2.1× better than chance (n=1,061).
Common questions
- What is Zack Wheeler's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Zack Wheeler is a 87 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Phillies.
- Is Zack Wheeler a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Zack Wheeler ranks #108 on All-Star, #102 on Hall of Fame, and #106 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Zack Wheeler have in MLB The Show 26?
- Zack Wheeler has 3 quirks: Homebody, Stopper, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Zack Wheeler cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 7,877 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
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