Lefty Boone vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty 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. Joe Grzenda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Joe Grzenda

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Joe Grzenda

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Joe Grzenda

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA