Whitey Ford vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford 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. Whitey Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Zack Weiss

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
7.85
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Zack Weiss

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Zack Weiss

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA