Dick Bosman vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Dick Bosman
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Bosman 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 72). Dick Bosman held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 121). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dick Bosman and Joe Grzenda

Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
49.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.84
74.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4773
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
9.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6643
37.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
4.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6126
34.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Bosman and Joe Grzenda

Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4774
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.84
74.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Bosman and Joe Grzenda

Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
483.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
516.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
64.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
12.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
72.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
94.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
1.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
194.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
53.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA