Percy Bailey vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Percy Bailey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Percy Bailey 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 4.24 and 1.361 for Percy Bailey. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Percy Bailey and Joe Grzenda

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
39.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
35.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Percy Bailey and Joe Grzenda

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Bailey and Joe Grzenda

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
36.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
44.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA