Jack Combs vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jack Combs
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Combs 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 6.56 and 1.605 for Jack Combs. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Combs and Joe Grzenda

Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
10.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
7.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
22.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.9
27.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jack Combs and Joe Grzenda

Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Combs and Joe Grzenda

Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
67
324.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
541.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
21.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
96.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
18.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
33.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA