Alonzo Boone vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Alonzo Boone
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alonzo Boone 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. Alonzo Boone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Alonzo Boone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alonzo Boone and Joe Grzenda

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
8.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
40.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
35.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Alonzo Boone and Joe Grzenda

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.77
90.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.04
66.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alonzo Boone and Joe Grzenda

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
54
267.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
555.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
21.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
99.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
10.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA