Dick Errickson vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Dick Errickson
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Errickson 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. Dick Errickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Dick Errickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Errickson and Joe Grzenda

Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
9.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3198
39.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
35.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Errickson and Joe Grzenda

Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.274
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Errickson and Joe Grzenda

Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
403.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
547.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.38
15.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
9.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
105.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
5.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA