Matt Anderson vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Anderson and Joe Grzenda are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for Matt Anderson and 100 for Joe Grzenda, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 111 and 113 respectively. If forced to pick, Joe Grzenda gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA