Glenn Cox vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Glenn Cox
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Glenn Cox 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 6.39 and 1.969 for Glenn Cox. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Cox and Joe Grzenda

Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
35.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Glenn Cox and Joe Grzenda

Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Cox and Joe Grzenda

Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
17
784.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-8.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-21.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Glenn Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA