Wish Egan vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Wish Egan
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wish Egan 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. Wish Egan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Wish Egan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wish Egan and Joe Grzenda

Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
9.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
37.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
35.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Wish Egan and Joe Grzenda

Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
97.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.119
3.119
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.81
73.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wish Egan and Joe Grzenda

Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
242.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
553.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
9.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-7.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
173.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wish Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA