Hank Aguirre vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Hank Aguirre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Aguirre 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 105), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 102), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 116). Hank Aguirre held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Hank Aguirre and Joe Grzenda

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1216
7.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5790
37.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5262
34.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Hank Aguirre and Joe Grzenda

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.481
0.481
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Aguirre and Joe Grzenda

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
628.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
545.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.87
6.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
66.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-13.5
-18.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
331.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA