Sam Lanford vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Sam Lanford
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Lanford 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 5.14 and 2.143 for Sam Lanford. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Lanford and Zack Weiss

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
48.86
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Sam Lanford and Zack Weiss

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Lanford and Zack Weiss

Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA