George Branigan vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

George Branigan
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Branigan 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 6.54 and 1.643 for George Branigan. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Branigan and Joe Grzenda

George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
6.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
11.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
41.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
8.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for George Branigan and Joe Grzenda

George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Branigan and Joe Grzenda

George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
275.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
583.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.905
0.905
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
104.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
324.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
210.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.907
0.907
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
227.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
115.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Branigan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA