Ossie Brown vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ossie Brown
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ossie 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 7.65 and 1.733 for Ossie 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 Ossie Brown and Joe Grzenda

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
8.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
37.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ossie Brown and Joe Grzenda

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ossie Brown and Joe Grzenda

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
278.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
44.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
61.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA