Harry Brecheen vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Harry Brecheen
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Brecheen 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. Harry Brecheen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Harry Brecheen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Brecheen and Joe Grzenda

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.11
59.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.47
75.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1731
8.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7821
36.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
34.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Harry Brecheen and Joe Grzenda

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.428
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Brecheen and Joe Grzenda

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
258.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
541.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
103.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
87.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
30.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
127.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
143.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
38.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.13
30.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA