Kyle Abbott vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Kyle Abbott
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grzenda as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grzenda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.2 and 1.543 for Kyle Abbott. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Abbott and Joe Grzenda

Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.05
19.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
10.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
6.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
39.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Kyle Abbott and Joe Grzenda

Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Abbott and Joe Grzenda

Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
57
900
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
489.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
8.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-9.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA