Joe Cowley vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 86). Joe Cowley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Joe Grzenda

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Joe Grzenda

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Joe Grzenda

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
96
3031.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA