Reggie Cleveland vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Reggie Cleveland
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Reggie Cleveland 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 98), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 93). Reggie Cleveland held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 121). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Reggie Cleveland and Joe Grzenda

Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5427
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1843
9.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7731
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
919
4.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6994
34.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Reggie Cleveland and Joe Grzenda

Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.813
0.813
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Reggie Cleveland and Joe Grzenda

Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
969.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
525.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
110.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
97.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.19
25.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
124.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
126.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
67.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.23
27.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
113.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
56.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Reggie Cleveland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Cleveland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA