Edgar Burch vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Edgar Burch
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edgar Burch 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. Edgar Burch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Edgar Burch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edgar Burch and Joe Grzenda

Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
39.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
35.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Edgar Burch and Joe Grzenda

Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edgar Burch and Joe Grzenda

Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
55.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
60.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Burch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA