Dick Conger vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Dick Conger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Conger 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 5.14 and 1.729 for Dick Conger. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Conger and Joe Grzenda

Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
41.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.729
1.729
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Conger and Joe Grzenda

Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Conger and Joe Grzenda

Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-17.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA