Al Smith vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Smith 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. Al Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. By the career numbers, Al Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Smith and Zack Weiss

Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.93
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.74
56.74
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.72
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
9.24
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.51
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.18
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7112
38.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
4.48
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6493
35.15
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Al Smith and Zack Weiss

Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Smith and Zack Weiss

Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
353.69
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
527.09
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
100.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.71
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.78
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.63
30.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
120.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
154.68
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
47.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
82.76
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.32
31.85
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.25
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
106
104.43
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.72
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA