Eric Milton vs. Ed Weiland — Career Comparison

Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Milton 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. Eric Milton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 8.25 and 1.792 for Ed Weiland. By the career numbers, Eric Milton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Milton and Ed Weiland

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
4.99
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.25
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
9.47
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.38
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.52
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.58
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
6.41
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6826
38.82
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.32
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.42
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6250
35.55
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
39.75
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Eric Milton and Ed Weiland

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4747
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582.1
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.82
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Milton and Ed Weiland

Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
693.28
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
516.81
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
90.76
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.59
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.61
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.47
28.92
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
123.53
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
118.49
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.42
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.34
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
85.71
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
25.4
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
226.89
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA