Joe DeBerry vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry 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 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Joe Grzenda

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Joe Grzenda

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Joe Grzenda

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA