Jim Britt vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jim Britt
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britt 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 4.26 and 1.624 for Jim Britt. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Britt and Joe Grzenda

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.89
28.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
13.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.93
13.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
45.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
10.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
44.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.35
45.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Britt and Joe Grzenda

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2499
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.62
75.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britt and Joe Grzenda

Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
91
133.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
580.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
114.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.42
34.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
148.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
116.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.82
39.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.47
21.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA