Jose Alvarado vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarado
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Alvarado a clear advantage over Joe Grzenda across the core pitching metrics. Jose Alvarado led in home run suppression (HR9+ 303 vs 188), run prevention (ERA+ 147 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 86). Joe Grzenda held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 79). Jose Alvarado was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarado and Joe Grzenda

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
7.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
11.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.46
11.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
38.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
33.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarado and Joe Grzenda

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
9.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarado and Joe Grzenda

Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
244800
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA