Richard Cannon vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Richard Cannon
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Richard Cannon 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 7.34 and 1.911 for Richard Cannon. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Richard Cannon and Joe Grzenda

Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
7.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
11.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.59
11.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
43.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
8.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.911
1.911
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
35.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Richard Cannon and Joe Grzenda

Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Richard Cannon and Joe Grzenda

Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
344.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
533.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
21.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
15.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Richard Cannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Cannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA