Christian Friedrich vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Christian Friedrich
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Friedrich 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 5.37 and 1.534 for Christian Friedrich. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Friedrich and Zack Weiss

Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.85
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5.37
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
10.1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.06
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
7.46
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
40.17
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
5.86
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
35.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Christian Friedrich and Zack Weiss

Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Friedrich and Zack Weiss

Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
937.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
525
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
4.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.32
-17.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
40
300
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Friedrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Friedrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA