Jim Mertz vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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 4.63 and 1.431 for Jim Mertz. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mertz and Zack Weiss

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.63
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
8.41
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
34.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Mertz and Zack Weiss

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mertz and Zack Weiss

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
460.47
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA