Jim Brosnan vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jim Brosnan
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Brosnan and Joe Grzenda are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Brosnan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 4) and WHIP (1.379 vs 1.562). Joe Grzenda had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.58 per nine innings vs 0.87). By the career numbers, Jim Brosnan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brosnan and Joe Grzenda

Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.92
53.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.21
12.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
8.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3510
38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3189
34.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Brosnan and Joe Grzenda

Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.21
12.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brosnan and Joe Grzenda

Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
1178.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
541.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
25.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
128.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
104.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
14.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
165.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA