Joe Cascarella vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Joe Cascarella
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cascarella 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 4.84 and 1.607 for Joe Cascarella. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cascarella and Joe Grzenda

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1622
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
10.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
40.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
35.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.45
40.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Cascarella and Joe Grzenda

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.944
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cascarella and Joe Grzenda

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
143
471.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
543.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
65.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
11.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
89.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.45
-1.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
158.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
32.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA