Zac Gallen Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 191 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/3/1995 (27)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- North Carolina
Zac Gallen Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Zac Gallen News
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen put forth his best effort on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers but was unable to come away with a win in the 3-2 loss. In eight innings, he allowed just one earned run on two hits while walking none and striking out a career-high 13 batters. He allowed just two baserunners in the game. The 27-year-old right-hander is having a breakout season in 2022, going 12-3 with a 2.46 ERA (2.88 FIP), a league-leading 0.89 WHIP, a career-high 180 strikeouts and 43 walks in 172 innings over 29 starts for the D-backs. Gallen has an ERA under 1.00 in his last nine starts and he'll be a must-start in fantasy the rest of the way.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen won his 10th game of the season in Tuesday's 12-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Gallen was masterful, tossing seven shutout innings on just two hits while walking one and striking out seven batters. The 27-year-old right-hander hasn't allowed a run in his last 34 1/3 innings over his last five starts, dropping his ERA to 2.53 (3.17 FIP) and WHIP to a league-leading 0.94. In the same span, he's struck out 39 and walked just seven hitters. Gallen has a career-high 145 strikeouts and just 39 walks in 145 2/3 frames this year over his 25 starts for Arizona. He'll get a tough matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers next, but Gallen is easily a must-start in fantasy right now.
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (9-2) allowed four hits while striking out a career-high 12 across 7 1/3 scoreless innings in Thursday's 5-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. He picked up his ninth win of the season. The 27-year-old threw 99 pitches, landing 70 for strikes. He has been outstanding as of late, striking out 26 batters over 21 1/3 scoreless innings over his last three starts. The right-hander owns a 2.78 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and 132 strikeouts across 132 2/3 innings in 2022. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Gallen in his next scheduled start Wednesday on the road against the Kansas City Royals.
Batting Order
| 1 | Daulton Varsho |
| 2 | Pavin Smith |
| 3 | Jake McCarthy |
| 4 | Christian Walker |
| 5 | Ketel Marte |
| 6 | Josh Rojas |
| 7 | Corbin Carroll |
| 8 | Carson Kelly |
| 9 | Geraldo Perdomo |
Zac Gallen Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Daulton Varsho |
| 2 | Pavin Smith |
| 3 | Jake McCarthy |
| 4 | Christian Walker |
| 5 | Ketel Marte |
| 6 | Josh Rojas |
| 7 | Corbin Carroll |
| 8 | Carson Kelly |
| 9 | Geraldo Perdomo |
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.
