Roy Bruner vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner 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 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Joe Grzenda

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Joe Grzenda

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Joe Grzenda

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-11.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA