Paul Carter vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Paul Carter
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Carter 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. Paul Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Paul Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Carter and Joe Grzenda

Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.86
33.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
37.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1865
34.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Paul Carter and Joe Grzenda

Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.236
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Carter and Joe Grzenda

Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
129
474.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
566.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
110.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
28.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
88.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
28.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
121.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA