Ches Buchanan vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ches Buchanan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ches Buchanan 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 4.88 and 1.464 for Ches Buchanan. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ches Buchanan and Joe Grzenda

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
10.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
40.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
6.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
36.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ches Buchanan and Joe Grzenda

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ches Buchanan and Joe Grzenda

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
270.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
532.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
15.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
6.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA