Rube Fischer vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer 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. Zack Weiss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Zack Weiss

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Zack Weiss

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Zack Weiss

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
531.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
127.87
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA