Fred Besana vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Fred Besana
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Besana 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. Zack Weiss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.6 and 2.038 for Fred Besana. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Besana and Zack Weiss

Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
11.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
47.38
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.038
2.038
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.38
47.38
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Fred Besana and Zack Weiss

Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Besana and Zack Weiss

Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
840
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
3.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.12
-14.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA