Stan Bahnsen vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Stan Bahnsen
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Bahnsen 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 103), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Joe Grzenda

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.49
49.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.97
56.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7587
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2529
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2440
8.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10701
38.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9603
34.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Joe Grzenda

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7586
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2528.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.97
56.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Joe Grzenda

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
635.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
529.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
61.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.21
12.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
78.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
83.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.73
-3.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
248.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
47.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA