Dick Carroll vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Dick Carroll
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Carroll 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. Dick Carroll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Dick Carroll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Carroll and Joe Grzenda

Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Carroll and Joe Grzenda

Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Carroll and Joe Grzenda

Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA