Cliff Bell vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Cliff Bell
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Bell 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 4.13 and 1.328 for Cliff Bell. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Bell and Joe Grzenda

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
9.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3838
35.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3442
31.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Cliff Bell and Joe Grzenda

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.48
64.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Bell and Joe Grzenda

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
185
267.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
540.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
91.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
73.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
27.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
111.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
131.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.66
26.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
34.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
18.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA