Orinthal Anderson vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Orinthal Anderson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Orinthal Anderson 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 16.62 and 3.000 for Orinthal Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.56
16.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
47.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
88.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
95.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA