Dick Bates vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Dick Bates
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle PilotsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Grzenda posted a stronger line than Dick Bates. Joe Grzenda posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 27) and WHIP (1.562 vs 3.600). 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 Dick Bates and Joe Grzenda

Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.45
21.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
16.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
16.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
16.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
16.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
59.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.4
59.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Bates and Joe Grzenda

Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Bates and Joe Grzenda

Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA