Taj Bradley vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Taj Bradley
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Taj Bradley 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 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Taj Bradley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Taj Bradley and Joe Grzenda

Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1156
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
8.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
9.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
38.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
34.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Taj Bradley and Joe Grzenda

Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1156
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.547
0.547
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Taj Bradley and Joe Grzenda

Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taj Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA