Mike Cvengros vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Mike Cvengros
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Cvengros 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 4.59 and 1.582 for Mike Cvengros. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cvengros and Joe Grzenda

Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1654
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
9.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2487
40.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2179
35.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Mike Cvengros and Joe Grzenda

Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cvengros and Joe Grzenda

Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
146
442.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
527.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
106.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
84.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.23
37.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
133.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
151.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
96.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.41
40.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cvengros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA