Leon Cadore vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Leon Cadore
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leon Cadore 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. Leon Cadore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Leon Cadore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Cadore and Joe Grzenda

Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.56
76.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3772
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5206
37.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
3.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4891
35.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Leon Cadore and Joe Grzenda

Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.818
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Cadore and Joe Grzenda

Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 600 PA
193
245.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
561.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
116.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
24.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
38.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
158.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
136.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
57.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
86.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.77
39.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
130.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
19.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Cadore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA