Jack Curtis vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jack Curtis
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Curtis 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 4.84 and 1.534 for Jack Curtis. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Curtis and Joe Grzenda

Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
10.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
39.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
36.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jack Curtis and Joe Grzenda

Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Curtis and Joe Grzenda

Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
69
422.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
502.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
91.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
61.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
53.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
146.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
177.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
55.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.49
51.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
195.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA