Rick Anderson vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick 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 4.75 and 1.521 for Rick 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 Rick Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Joe Grzenda

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA