Josh Billings vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Billings 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 5.03 and 1.604 for Josh Billings. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Zack Weiss

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.89
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Zack Weiss

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Zack Weiss

Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
303.9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
15
116.88
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA