Jack Coombs vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jack Coombs
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Coombs 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. Jack Coombs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Jack Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Coombs and Joe Grzenda

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.27
76.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
2.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6960
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9463
36.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8534
33.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jack Coombs and Joe Grzenda

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.856
1.856
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Coombs and Joe Grzenda

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
230.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110
555.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
130.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
106.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
48.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
50.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
109.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.99
53.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
29.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
95.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
11.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA