Bill Burbach vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Burbach
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Burbach 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 4.48 and 1.618 for Bill Burbach. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Burbach and Joe Grzenda

Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.68
75.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
7.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
40.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
33.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Burbach and Joe Grzenda

Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.757
0.757
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.68
75.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burbach and Joe Grzenda

Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
37
396.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
503.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
8.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.97
-10.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
289.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA