Ernest Burke vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ernest Burke
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ernest Burke 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. Ernest Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Ernest Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernest Burke and Joe Grzenda

Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
11.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
39.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
37.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ernest Burke and Joe Grzenda

Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernest Burke and Joe Grzenda

Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
39.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
43.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA