Win Ballou vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou 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 5.11 and 1.717 for Win Ballou. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Joe Grzenda

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
40.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Joe Grzenda

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Joe Grzenda

Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
536.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
207.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA