Walter Beall vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Walter Beall
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walter Beall 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 4.43 and 1.782 for Walter Beall. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Beall and Joe Grzenda

Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
7.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
8.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
6.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
42.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.782
1.782
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
33.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Walter Beall and Joe Grzenda

Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.861
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Beall and Joe Grzenda

Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
512.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
15.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
131.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
11.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Walter Beall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Beall
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA