Luis Cabrera vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Cabrera 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 4.09 and 1.515 for Luis Cabrera. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cabrera and Joe Grzenda

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Luis Cabrera and Joe Grzenda

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cabrera and Joe Grzenda

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA