Matt Beech vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Matt Beech
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Beech 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 65), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 84). Matt Beech held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Beech and Joe Grzenda

Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
9.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
40.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
5.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
34.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Beech and Joe Grzenda

Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Beech and Joe Grzenda

Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
53
338.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
491.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
63.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
9.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
70.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
178.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
108.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA