Ted Alexander vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ted Alexander
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Alexander 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. Ted Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Ted Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Alexander and Joe Grzenda

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
8.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
38.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
34.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ted Alexander and Joe Grzenda

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Alexander and Joe Grzenda

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
42
400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
533.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
8.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.39
-3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA