Pete Burnside vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Pete Burnside
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Burnside 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 90), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 94). Pete Burnside held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pete Burnside and Joe Grzenda

Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.55
34.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.65
32.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
9.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2511
39.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
5.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2268
35.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Pete Burnside and Joe Grzenda

Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.485
0.485
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.65
32.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Burnside and Joe Grzenda

Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
196
753.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
507.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.92
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
69.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.91
-18.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
30.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
207.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Pete Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA