Ryan Bowen vs. Thad Weber — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Bowen 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 5.3 and 1.678 for Ryan Bowen. By the career numbers, Thad Weber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Thad Weber

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.77
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.3
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.66
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
5.96
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
40.97
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
40.26
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.74
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.638
1.638
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
34.87
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
34.58
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Thad Weber

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.41
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Thad Weber

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
380.36
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
546.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
27.69
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
23.33
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA