Steve Curry vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Steve Curry
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Curry 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 8.18 and 2.818 for Steve Curry. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Curry and Joe Grzenda

Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.11
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
48.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.636
2.636
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.27
48.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Steve Curry and Joe Grzenda

Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Curry and Joe Grzenda

Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA