How Joe Grzenda's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Joe Grzenda posted a career WHIP of 1.44, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1971, posting 1.01, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.32 that year. The highest point came in 1961 at 1.94, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.44 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.42 in 1970 to 1.01 in 1971 and 1.8 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.

Joe Grzenda Lifetime WHIP

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Joe Grzenda
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Career1.438
Season Avg.1.438
162 Game Avg.1.438
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Joe Grzenda WHIP Per Season

Joe Grzenda's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Grzenda WHIP per season line chart

Joe Grzenda WHIP by Team

Joe Grzenda's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Grzenda career WHIP by team bar chart

Joe Grzenda WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Grzenda's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Joe Grzenda WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Grzenda WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Grzenda's seasonal WHIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Grzenda WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Grzenda WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Grzenda's MLB career with WHIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joe Grzenda WHIP season-by-season breakdown table