Marty Clary vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Marty Clary
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Clary 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 123), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 55), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 93). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Marty Clary and Joe Grzenda

Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
10.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
39.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
35.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Marty Clary and Joe Grzenda

Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.25
98.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Clary and Joe Grzenda

Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
58
490.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
507.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
4.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.59
-13.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
143.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA