David Hess vs. Ben Weber — Career Comparison

MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Hess built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Weber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Weber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. By the career numbers, Ben Weber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Ben Weber

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
7.23
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.37
70.37
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.77
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
9.67
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.42
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.33
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.13
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
40.78
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229
38.95
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.09
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.21
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
34.92
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Ben Weber

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
7.23
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.58
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.19
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.06
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Ben Weber

David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.66
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-32.43
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ben Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Weber
Career
Per 600 PA