Cy Bentley vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Cy Bentley
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutNorth AmericaMiddletown MansfieldsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Bentley 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 6.06 and 1.882 for Cy Bentley. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bentley and Joe Grzenda

Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
6.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
16.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.19
16.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
49.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
15.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.81
15.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
48.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.63
49.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Cy Bentley and Joe Grzenda

Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.81
82.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.963
1.963
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.07
74.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bentley and Joe Grzenda

Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
594.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
130.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
88.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
42.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
203.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
135.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
172.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
42.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.5
57.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA