Lucas Boada vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Lucas Boada
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lucas Boada 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 4.65 and 1.441 for Lucas Boada. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lucas Boada and Joe Grzenda

Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.23
80.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1607
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
10.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2385
40.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
35.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Lucas Boada and Joe Grzenda

Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2805
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
3.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.452
2.452
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.29
73.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lucas Boada and Joe Grzenda

Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
150
200.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
535.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
133.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
104.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.84
57.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
176.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
179.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
58.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
60.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
116.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.88
65.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
448
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lucas Boada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Boada
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA