Lynn Brenton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Lynn Brenton
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lynn Brenton 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. Lynn Brenton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Lynn Brenton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lynn Brenton and Joe Grzenda

Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
38.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
5.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
35.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Lynn Brenton and Joe Grzenda

Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.618
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Brenton and Joe Grzenda

Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
453.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
533.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
18.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
11.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lynn Brenton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Brenton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA