Zac Gallen Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 191 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/3/1995 (26)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- North Carolina
Zac Gallen Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Zac Gallen News
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen earned his third victory of the season on Thursday as his club was able to defeat the Cubs 3-1. The right-hander allowed one run on two hits and three walks over five innings of work while striking out four in the 88-pitch outing. It wasn't his most efficient game of the season, but effective nonetheless as he now owns a sharp 1.14 ERA and 0.71 WHIP with 39 K in 39 1/3 IP. Fantasy managers should be nothing short of ecstatic this season after Gallen struggled with his numbers and with his health in 2021. He'll have an opportunity to build on his bounce-back season in his next start versus the Royals next week.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen had another impressive outing on Saturday despite settling for a no-decision in his club's 4-2 loss to the Cubs. The right-hander struck out nine while allowing one run on two hits and a walk through six frames of work, with his only blemish coming off a Yan Gomes home run in the fourth inning. Gallen has now allowed two runs or fewer in all six of his starts this season as he currently sits with a stellar 1.05 ERA and 0.67 WHIP through 34 1/3 IP. He's also posted a superb 35/5 K/BB on the year as he looks to be fully past his injury-plagued 2021 campaign. He'll look to repeat this sharp performance with a rematch versus the Cubs at Wrigley Field next week.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen finally got in the win column in Monday's 5-4 win over the Marlins. The 26-year-old pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks with five strikeouts. Gallen has gotten off to a nice start after a disappointing 2021 and is now 1-0 with a 1.27 ERA, 19 strikeouts, and four walks over 21 1/3 IP this season. However, wins may be hard to come by for Gallen, given the team's poor offensive output. His next matchup will be a tough one against the Rockies, although he will get to pitch at home.
Batting Order
| 1 | Daulton Varsho |
| 2 | Josh Rojas |
| 3 | Ketel Marte |
| 4 | Christian Walker |
| 5 | David Peralta |
| 6 | Jake McCarthy |
| 7 | Alek Thomas |
| 8 | Geraldo Perdomo |
| 9 | Jose Herrera |
Zac Gallen Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Daulton Varsho |
| 2 | Josh Rojas |
| 3 | Ketel Marte |
| 4 | Christian Walker |
| 5 | David Peralta |
| 6 | Jake McCarthy |
| 7 | Alek Thomas |
| 8 | Geraldo Perdomo |
| 9 | Jose Herrera |
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen's pristine first two seasons as a big-leaguer will have him skyrocketing up draft boards in 2021. After eviscerating the Pacific Coast League for 91 innings in 2019, posting a 1.77 ERA in a league where the average ERA finished at 5.49, that success translated to the majors rather quickly. Gallen struck out 28.7% of the hitters he faced in his rookie campaign, but did struggle with walks (10.8%) and did not get many ground balls (38.9%). His minor league track record and underlying metrics -- 67% first-pitch strike rate, 84.7% in-zone contact rate -- led many to believe he would take a big step forward in 2020. Those people were proven right, as Gallen posted an 8.6% walk rate with a 45.6% ground-ball rate. He has now allowed less than four earned runs in 90% of his 20 career starts and owns a rare arsenal of four pitches accounting for more than 15% of the distribution. All four of those offerings achieved above-average whiff rates in 2020. The solid ground-ball rate can be expected to continue as he really ramped up the cutter usage last year (up to 25%), a pitch that achieved an average launch angle of 11 degrees. While the upside might not exactly match his draft cost (an ADP below 50), Gallen appears to be a safe addition to your pitching staff wherever you land him.
