Pedro Silva vs. Weldon West — Career Comparison

Pedro Silva
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Weldon West
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pedro Silva built a career as a starting pitcher and Weldon West as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Weldon West posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 7.49 and 1.891 for Pedro Silva. By the career numbers, Weldon West had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Silva and Weldon West

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.51
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.19
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.98
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
7.49
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.29
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
27
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
9
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
12.12
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
9.58
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.9
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.56
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.94
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.47
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
43.93
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
40.5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.02
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
37.25
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
35.85
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.93
43.93
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Pedro Silva and Weldon West

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.36
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
27
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265.2
9
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.25
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.9
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.76
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.775
2.775
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Silva and Weldon West

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
174.05
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
582.86
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
54.2
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.52
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
183.21
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
151.15
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
105.34
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.53
52.81
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-31.15
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
13
222.86
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Weldon West
Career
Per 600 PA