Mick Abel vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Mick Abel
Gen ZOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mick Abel 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 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Joe Grzenda

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Joe Grzenda

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Joe Grzenda

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA