Bert Cole vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Grzenda

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Grzenda

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Joe Grzenda

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA