Bob Feller vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Feller built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Weiss as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Feller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. By the career numbers, Bob Feller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Feller and Zack Weiss

Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.34
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.63
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.38
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.15
62.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
3.25
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11481
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3827
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3271
7.69
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.53
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1764
4.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
6.07
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16180
38.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.12
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
3.66
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14356
33.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Bob Feller and Zack Weiss

Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
18.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
8.23
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.68
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
16.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.8
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
21.81
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
21.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Feller and Zack Weiss

Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
230.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1485
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
517.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
77.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.8
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.65
25.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
109.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
119.6
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
76.77
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
18.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
505
204.04
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.06
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.81
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA