Bill Bolden vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Bolden
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bolden 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 5.25 and 1.750 for Bill Bolden. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bolden and Joe Grzenda

Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Bolden and Joe Grzenda

Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bolden and Joe Grzenda

Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA