Buddy Black vs. Dom Zanni — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dom Zanni
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Dom Zanni as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dom Zanni posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 3.84 and 1.291 for Buddy Black. By the career numbers, Dom Zanni had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Dom Zanni

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.46
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.05
51.05
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
3.84
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.79
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1978
8.67
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.62
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.95
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.98
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.18
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
4.55
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.28
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
38.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.38
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7822
34.28
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
33.74
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Dom Zanni

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.46
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.79
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.56
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.07
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
2.01
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.95
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.85
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Dom Zanni

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
1142.86
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
2148.39
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
511.43
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
13.38
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
54.89
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
212.9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.29
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
5.28
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
70.01
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
49
140
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Dom Zanni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100