Ross Baumgarten vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ross Baumgarten
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Baumgarten 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 107), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Ross Baumgarten held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Ross Baumgarten and Joe Grzenda

Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
8.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
38.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
33.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ross Baumgarten and Joe Grzenda

Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.26
98.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Baumgarten and Joe Grzenda

Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
4600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-28.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ross Baumgarten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Baumgarten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA