Max Butcher vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Max Butcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Butcher 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. Max Butcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Max Butcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Butcher and Joe Grzenda

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.26
47.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.56
68.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
3.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7761
39.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7157
36.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Max Butcher and Joe Grzenda

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.497
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Butcher and Joe Grzenda

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
316.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
552.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
101.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.64
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
116.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.87
15.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
85.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
32.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA