Jack Bentley vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jack Bentley
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack 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 4.01 and 1.434 for Jack 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 Jack Bentley and Joe Grzenda

Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.23
58.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.49
64.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
9.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
38.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
34.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jack Bentley and Joe Grzenda

Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.725
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bentley and Joe Grzenda

Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
279.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
568.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
121.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.08
71.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
230.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
186.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
56.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
69.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
118.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.51
80.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
37.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.79
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA