Sean Bergman vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Sean Bergman
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sean Bergman 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 106), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 84). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Bergman and Joe Grzenda

Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.35
45.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
10.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
5.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
40.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
36.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Sean Bergman and Joe Grzenda

Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Bergman and Joe Grzenda

Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
198
819.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
550.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
33.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
20.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
62.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.74
-3.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
244.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sean Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA