Zack Britton vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Zack Britton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 3.13 and 1.284 for Zack Britton. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Jake Weimer

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.42
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.38
57.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
7.67
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.55
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.71
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2652
37.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5405
33.03
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.24
37.24
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Jake Weimer

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.42
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.63
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.15
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Jake Weimer

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
554.79
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
118.15
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
104.79
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.36
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.2
36.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
134.59
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
151.03
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
47.26
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
36.99
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
83.22
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.52
40.6
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.79
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
99
101.71
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.9
5.9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100