Norm Charlton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Norm Charlton
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Norm Charlton across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 118), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Norm Charlton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 86). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Norm Charlton and Joe Grzenda

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
6.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
7.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
8.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
38.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3331
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Norm Charlton and Joe Grzenda

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
6.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Charlton and Joe Grzenda

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
3541.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
506.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
9.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.25
-7.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
291.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA