Earl Allen vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Earl Allen
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earl Allen 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 6.75 and 2.167 for Earl Allen. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Allen and Joe Grzenda

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Earl Allen and Joe Grzenda

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Allen and Joe Grzenda

Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA