Jesse Baker vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jesse Baker
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jesse Baker 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. Jesse Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Jesse Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Baker and Joe Grzenda

Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
36.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
33.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jesse Baker and Joe Grzenda

Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.591
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Baker and Joe Grzenda

Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
412.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
543.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
11.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jesse Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA