Hank McDonald vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Hank McDonald
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank McDonald 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 5.87 and 1.688 for Hank McDonald. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank McDonald and Zack Weiss

Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5.87
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
10.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
41.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
7.28
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.64
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Hank McDonald and Zack Weiss

Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank McDonald and Zack Weiss

Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
654.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
531.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
12.78
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
4.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
190.91
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA