Gene Lillard vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Lillard 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 7.09 and 1.944 for Gene Lillard. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lillard and Zack Weiss

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.32
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
7.09
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
6.03
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
43.89
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
8.3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.89
43.89
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Gene Lillard and Zack Weiss

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lillard and Zack Weiss

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
27.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
35.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA