Bill Ayers vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Ayers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ayers 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 8.15 and 1.698 for Bill Ayers. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ayers and Joe Grzenda

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
41.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
37.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Ayers and Joe Grzenda

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.769
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ayers and Joe Grzenda

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
45.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA