Zach Eflin vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Zach Eflin
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Eflin 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. Zach Eflin led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 183 vs 121), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 100). Joe Grzenda held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 104). Role difference aside, Zach Eflin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zach Eflin and Joe Grzenda

Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.37
50.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
9.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
7.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4501
37.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4198
35.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Zach Eflin and Joe Grzenda

Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Eflin and Joe Grzenda

Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
201
655.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
544.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
68.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
12.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
88.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
48.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.83
-5.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
306.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Zach Eflin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
48.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Eflin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA