Doc Crandall vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Doc Crandall
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Crandall 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. Doc Crandall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Doc Crandall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Crandall and Joe Grzenda

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.7
44.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4640
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
8.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6355
36.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
34.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Doc Crandall and Joe Grzenda

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
6.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
10.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
13.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
13.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.95
12.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Crandall and Joe Grzenda

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
290.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1033
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
515.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
146.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
110.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
11.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143.71
83.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
205.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
217.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
73.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
131.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.16
90.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
68.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
65.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
13.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA