Gus Bono vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Gus Bono
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gus Bono 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 8.76 and 1.865 for Gus Bono. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Bono and Joe Grzenda

Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
43.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
39.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.78
43.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Gus Bono and Joe Grzenda

Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Bono and Joe Grzenda

Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bono
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA