Bob Buhl vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Buhl 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 85). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Buhl and Joe Grzenda

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.7
55.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.74
80.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2446
8.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11045
38.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9903
34.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bob Buhl and Joe Grzenda

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7297
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
2.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Buhl and Joe Grzenda

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
288.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
540.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
49.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
73.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
16.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
35.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-27.09
-17.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
245.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
33.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA