Ed Brandt vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ed Brandt
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Brandt 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. Ed Brandt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Ed Brandt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Brandt and Joe Grzenda

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.32
45.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.54
73.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
9.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9721
38.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
4.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8908
35.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ed Brandt and Joe Grzenda

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Brandt and Joe Grzenda

Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
276.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
793
541.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
127.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
110.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.02
41.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
147.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
165.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
40.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
94.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.18
49.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
20.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA