Frank Bates vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Frank Bates and Joe Grzenda are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Grzenda posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 6.33) and WHIP (1.562 vs 2.082). Frank Bates had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 0.58). 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 Bates and Joe Grzenda

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Grzenda

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Grzenda

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA