Clay Carroll vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Clay Carroll across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 138), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 73). Clay Carroll held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 100). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Joe Grzenda

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1296
8.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5673
37.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5114
34.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Joe Grzenda

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.506
0.506
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Joe Grzenda

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
1790.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
509.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
11.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
159.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA