Marion Cain vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Marion Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marion Cain 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 8.59 and 2.045 for Marion Cain. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marion Cain and Joe Grzenda

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
44.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
37.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Marion Cain and Joe Grzenda

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marion Cain and Joe Grzenda

Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
117.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
133.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA