David Buchanan vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

David Buchanan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David 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 4.97 and 1.518 for David 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 David Buchanan and Joe Grzenda

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
10.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
39.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
35.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for David Buchanan and Joe Grzenda

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Buchanan and Joe Grzenda

David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
348.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
483.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
23.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
20.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
174.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA