Jim Britton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jim Britton
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britton 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 4.03 and 1.405 for Jim Britton. 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 Britton and Joe Grzenda

Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
8.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
38.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Britton and Joe Grzenda

Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.526
0.526
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britton and Joe Grzenda

Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
76
735.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
532.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
5.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.64
-15.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA