Bob Chesnes vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bob Chesnes
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Chesnes 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. Joe Grzenda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.66 and 1.495 for Bob Chesnes. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chesnes and Joe Grzenda

Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.16
90.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1650
39.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
34.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bob Chesnes and Joe Grzenda

Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.164
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chesnes and Joe Grzenda

Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
90
291.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
557.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
142.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
107.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.36
59.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
201.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
184.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
90.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
132.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.97
64.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
58.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
10.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA