Walter Ball vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walter Ball 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. Walter Ball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Walter Ball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Ball and Joe Grzenda

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
34.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Walter Ball and Joe Grzenda

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Ball and Joe Grzenda

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
116
201.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
556.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA