Neil Allen vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Neil Allen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Neil Allen across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 120), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 96). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Neil Allen and Joe Grzenda

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
8.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
5.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4248
38.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
33.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Neil Allen and Joe Grzenda

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.59
13.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neil Allen and Joe Grzenda

Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
2018.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
15.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
237.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Neil Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA