Herb Thomas vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Thomas 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. By the career numbers, Zack Weiss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Thomas and Zack Weiss

Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.32
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Herb Thomas and Zack Weiss

Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Thomas and Zack Weiss

Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA