Brandon Cumpton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Brandon Cumpton
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Cumpton 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 4.05 and 1.349 for Brandon Cumpton. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Cumpton and Joe Grzenda

Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
6.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
38.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
35.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Brandon Cumpton and Joe Grzenda

Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Cumpton and Joe Grzenda

Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
431.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
5.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-10.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brandon Cumpton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cumpton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA