Joe Benz vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Weiss as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Zack Weiss

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
8.11
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5006
33.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Zack Weiss

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Zack Weiss

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA