Charlie Case vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Charlie Case
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Case 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. Charlie Case posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Charlie Case had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Case and Joe Grzenda

Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.19
85.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
8.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.561
0.561
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1617
36.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
33.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Charlie Case and Joe Grzenda

Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.296
2.296
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.63
79.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Case and Joe Grzenda

Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
54
214.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
528.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
71.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
63.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
22.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
83.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
139.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
51.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
19.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
51.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
182.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Charlie Case
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Case
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA