Paul Blackburn vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Paul Blackburn
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Blackburn 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 116), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 103). Paul Blackburn held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Paul Blackburn and Joe Grzenda

Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.15
85.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
9.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
6.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2025
39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
5.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
35.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Paul Blackburn and Joe Grzenda

Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.15
85.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Blackburn and Joe Grzenda

Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
12120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-102.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Paul Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA