Joe Boehling vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boehling 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 Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boehling and Joe Grzenda

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
8.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Boehling and Joe Grzenda

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boehling and Joe Grzenda

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
166
291.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
547.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
115.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.27
39.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
142.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
152.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
52.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
42.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
107.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA