Bill Chappelle vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Chappelle
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Chappelle 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. Bill Chappelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Bill Chappelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Chappelle and Joe Grzenda

Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
8.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.681
0.681
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
37.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
33.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Chappelle and Joe Grzenda

Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Chappelle and Joe Grzenda

Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
35
344.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
17.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
68.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.74
-7.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Chappelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Chappelle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA