Victor Cole vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Victor Cole
Gen XSoviet UnionThrows RightBats SwitchPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Victor 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 5.48 and 1.609 for Victor 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 Victor Cole and Joe Grzenda

Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
40.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
34.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Victor Cole and Joe Grzenda

Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cole and Joe Grzenda

Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
960
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-44.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA