Guy Bush vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush 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. Guy Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Joe Grzenda

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
9.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10850
35.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Joe Grzenda

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Joe Grzenda

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
532.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA