Tim Cooney vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Tim Cooney
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Cooney 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. Tim Cooney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Tim Cooney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Cooney and Joe Grzenda

Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
8.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
8.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
37.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
33.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Tim Cooney and Joe Grzenda

Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Cooney and Joe Grzenda

Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
61.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
70.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Cooney
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA