Larry Andersen vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Larry Andersen comes out ahead of Joe Grzenda in this reliever comparison. Larry Andersen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 121), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 86). Joe Grzenda held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 152). The edge goes to Larry Andersen.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Joe Grzenda

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Joe Grzenda

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Joe Grzenda

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA