Pat Caraway vs. Sam Weaver — Career Comparison

Pat Caraway
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Weaver
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Pat Caraway built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Weaver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 5.35 and 1.542 for Pat Caraway. By the career numbers, Sam Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Caraway and Sam Weaver

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.03
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.05
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.17
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.03
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.75
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.55
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.41
57.41
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.97
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.35
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.21
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307.2
9
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
10.21
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
9.9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.67
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.73
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.84
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2.4
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
40.56
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5622
38.69
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.56
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
6.18
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
5.74
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
36.64
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5515
37.96
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Pat Caraway and Sam Weaver

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.08
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4458
27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.73
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.91
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.92
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.63
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.25
90.25
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.194
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Caraway and Sam Weaver

Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
373.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
154.15
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
175
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
600
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
157
538.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
565.85
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
28
96
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.23
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100.62
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.77
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.62
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
8.39
28.75
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.01
35.09
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
39
133.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.69
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
34
116.57
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
151.38
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.08
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
71.08
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
26.52
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
39.29
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.15
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.92
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
6.73
6.73
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA