Dave Cole vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave 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 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave 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 Dave Cole and Joe Grzenda

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Joe Grzenda

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Joe Grzenda

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA