Lloyd Brown vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Lloyd Brown
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lloyd Brown 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 4.2 and 1.470 for Lloyd Brown. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Brown and Joe Grzenda

Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5079
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1899
10.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7386
39.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
4.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6774
36.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Brown and Joe Grzenda

Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Brown and Joe Grzenda

Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
392.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
536.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
103.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
70.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.66
40.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
152.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
141
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
52.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
106
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.89
39.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
136.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
25.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA