Pete Craig vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Pete Craig
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Craig 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 11.5 and 2.444 for Pete Craig. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Craig and Joe Grzenda

Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.11
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
46.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.278
2.278
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Pete Craig and Joe Grzenda

Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Craig and Joe Grzenda

Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
6
900
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
293.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.417
1.417
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
236.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA