Myrl Brown vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Myrl Brown
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Myrl 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 5.97 and 1.587 for Myrl 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 Myrl Brown and Joe Grzenda

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
40.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
37.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Myrl Brown and Joe Grzenda

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Myrl Brown and Joe Grzenda

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
52.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
70.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA