Eli Cates vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eli Cates 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. Eli Cates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Joe Grzenda

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Joe Grzenda

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Joe Grzenda

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
498.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
36.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
67.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA