Willie Cornelius vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Willie Cornelius
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Cornelius 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 4.54 and 1.428 for Willie Cornelius. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Cornelius and Joe Grzenda

Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.62
70.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3010
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
4.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4455
39.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
5.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3927
35.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Willie Cornelius and Joe Grzenda

Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3340
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Cornelius and Joe Grzenda

Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
211
263.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
515
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
111.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
82.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.57
54.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
156.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
178.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
71.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
116.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
59.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
62.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cornelius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA