Howard Bailey vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Howard Bailey
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Howard Bailey across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 82). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Howard Bailey and Joe Grzenda

Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
9.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
38.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
34.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Howard Bailey and Joe Grzenda

Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Bailey and Joe Grzenda

Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA