Hiram Burgos vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Hiram Burgos
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hiram Burgos 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 6.44 and 1.670 for Hiram Burgos. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hiram Burgos and Joe Grzenda

Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
42.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
37.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Hiram Burgos and Joe Grzenda

Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hiram Burgos and Joe Grzenda

Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
6.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-6.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiram Burgos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA