Lou Kretlow vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Lou Kretlow
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Kretlow 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 4.87 and 1.664 for Lou Kretlow. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Kretlow and Zack Weiss

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
8.95
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
5.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3054
35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Lou Kretlow and Zack Weiss

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
5.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.45
93.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.61
22.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Kretlow and Zack Weiss

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
446.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
528.62
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.22
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
55.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
11.1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.68
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.38
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-1.9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
118
263.2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA