Jake Esch vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Jake Esch
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Esch 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.54 and 2.000 for Jake Esch. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Esch and Joe Grzenda

Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
42.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.923
1.923
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Jake Esch and Joe Grzenda

Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Esch and Joe Grzenda

Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA