Bill Bayne vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Bayne
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bayne 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.84 and 1.523 for Bill Bayne. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bayne and Joe Grzenda

Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.21
49.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.64
27.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
9.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2959
40.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
5.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2613
35.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Bayne and Joe Grzenda

Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bayne and Joe Grzenda

Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PA
199
516.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
555.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
161.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
132.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.98
64.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
194.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
93.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.72
74.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA