Bill Atkinson vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Atkinson
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Bill Atkinson across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 64), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 86). Bill Atkinson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 86). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Atkinson and Joe Grzenda

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
6.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
38.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Atkinson and Joe Grzenda

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.378
0.378
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Atkinson and Joe Grzenda

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
5400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
44.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
62.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA