Sensation Clark vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Sensation Clark
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh KeystonesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sensation Clark 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 5.56 and 1.733 for Sensation Clark. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sensation Clark and Joe Grzenda

Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
11.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.04
11.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
42.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
36.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Sensation Clark and Joe Grzenda

Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.619
1.619
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sensation Clark and Joe Grzenda

Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
545.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
49.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
152.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
59.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Sensation Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sensation Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA