Glen Cook vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Glen Cook
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Glen Cook 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 9.45 and 1.800 for Glen Cook. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glen Cook and Joe Grzenda

Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.93
11.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.925
0.925
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
42.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.775
1.775
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
36.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Glen Cook and Joe Grzenda

Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glen Cook and Joe Grzenda

Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA