Candy Cummings vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Candy Cummings
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Candy Cummings 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. Candy Cummings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Candy Cummings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Candy Cummings and Joe Grzenda

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.67
60.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.59
99.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6449
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
10.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.173
0.173
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9583
40.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
6.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9470
39.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Candy Cummings and Joe Grzenda

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
2.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.689
1.689
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.52
42.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Candy Cummings and Joe Grzenda

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
136.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
591.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
125.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
104.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
21.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.89
32.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
151.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
134.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
82.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
59.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
141.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.69
34.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
8.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.25
21.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA