Rene Arocha vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha 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 4.11 and 1.360 for Rene Arocha. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Joe Grzenda

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.03
29.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
34.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Joe Grzenda

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Joe Grzenda

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
124
907.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
9.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-6.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
226.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA