Buddy Black vs. Thad Weber — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thad Weber
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Thad Weber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thad Weber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.684 compared to 3.84 and 1.291 for Buddy Black. By the career numbers, Thad Weber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Thad Weber

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
3.84
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.95
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
4.55
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
40.26
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
4.3
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.24
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.7
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
34.58
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Thad Weber

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.56
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
2.01
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.95
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Thad Weber

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
1142.86
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
13.38
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.29
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
5.28
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
49
140
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA