Scott Copeland vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Scott Copeland
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Copeland 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 5.94 and 1.620 for Scott Copeland. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Copeland and Joe Grzenda

Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
39.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
37.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Scott Copeland and Joe Grzenda

Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Copeland and Joe Grzenda

Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Copeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA