Adam Eaton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Adam Eaton
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Adam Eaton 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92). Adam Eaton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Adam Eaton and Joe Grzenda

Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.08
51.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3536
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
9.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
6.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5167
39.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4591
35.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Adam Eaton and Joe Grzenda

Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3536
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.6
95.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Adam Eaton and Joe Grzenda

Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
352.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
507.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
98.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.83
41.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
138.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
151.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
44.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
78.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.22
40.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
168.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA