Buttons Briggs vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Joe Grzenda

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Joe Grzenda

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Joe Grzenda

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
15.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA