Alex Main vs. Ed Weiland — Career Comparison

Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Main built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Weiland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 8.25 and 1.792 for Ed Weiland. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Main and Ed Weiland

Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.38
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.57
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
39.75
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Alex Main and Ed Weiland

Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Main and Ed Weiland

Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
552.17
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
22.83
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
108.7
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
117.39
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
15.51
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
156.52
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA