Doc Bracken vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Doc Bracken
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Bracken 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 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Bracken and Joe Grzenda

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Joe Grzenda

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Joe Grzenda

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-7.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA