Clay Bryant vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Clay Bryant
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Bryant 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. Clay Bryant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Clay Bryant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Bryant and Joe Grzenda

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.88
34.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
8.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
39.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
34.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Clay Bryant and Joe Grzenda

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.808
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Bryant and Joe Grzenda

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
185
544.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
564.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
114.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
62.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
220.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
170.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
141.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
208.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
69.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
9.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA