Jeff Ballard vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jeff Ballard
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jeff Ballard 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 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 51), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87). Jeff Ballard held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 121). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Ballard and Joe Grzenda

Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.62
43.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.9
59.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
10.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
39.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
5.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3069
35.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jeff Ballard and Joe Grzenda

Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.9
59.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Ballard and Joe Grzenda

Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
8442.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
103.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jeff Ballard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Ballard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA