Tom Bolton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Tom Bolton
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Bolton 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 155), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 101). Tom Bolton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bolton and Joe Grzenda

Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.69
47.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.79
26.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
4.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
10.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2426
40.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
4.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
35.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Tom Bolton and Joe Grzenda

Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.79
26.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bolton and Joe Grzenda

Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
8360
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-56.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA