Scott Elarton vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Elarton 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 66), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 78), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elarton and Joe Grzenda

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
39.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
5.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4150
35.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Scott Elarton and Joe Grzenda

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elarton and Joe Grzenda

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
688.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
490.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
59.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
12.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
47.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
5.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
156.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA