Colby Lewis vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Colby Lewis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Zerbe
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Colby Lewis built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Zerbe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 138 vs 113), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 88). Colby Lewis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 57). Role difference aside, Chad Zerbe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Colby Lewis and Chad Zerbe

Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.73
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.44
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.53
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.68
51.68
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.69
83.69
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.7
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.87
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
9.3
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.48
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.32
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
2.79
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.74
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
7.12
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.17
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5226
38.71
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
38.38
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.04
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.29
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.59
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.43
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
35.11
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
34.03
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Colby Lewis and Chad Zerbe

Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.73
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.44
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.62
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.67
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.26
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.93
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.21
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.69
83.69
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Colby Lewis and Chad Zerbe

Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
4992.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
114
2850
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
41.7
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
48.31
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-5.27
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA