Philip Abner vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Philip Abner and Joe Grzenda are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Grzenda posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 4.91) and WHIP (1.562 vs 2.182). Philip Abner had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.58). By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Philip Abner and Joe Grzenda

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
44.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.182
2.182
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Philip Abner and Joe Grzenda

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Philip Abner and Joe Grzenda

Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA