Gerrit Cole vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit 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. Gerrit Cole led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 113). Joe Grzenda held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 133). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gerrit Cole.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Joe Grzenda

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Joe Grzenda

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Joe Grzenda

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA