Frank Barnes vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Frank Barnes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Grzenda posted a stronger line than Frank Barnes. Joe Grzenda posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 5.89) and WHIP (1.562 vs 2.045). By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Frank Barnes and Joe Grzenda

Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
45.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.018
2.018
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
36.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Frank Barnes and Joe Grzenda

Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Barnes and Joe Grzenda

Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1260
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-41.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA