Jack Chesbro vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Chesbro 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. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Joe Grzenda

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2647
8.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10829
33.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Joe Grzenda

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Joe Grzenda

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
113.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.83
34.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
127.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.82
32.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA