Vaughn Eshelman vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Vaughn Eshelman
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vaughn Eshelman 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 6.07 and 1.774 for Vaughn Eshelman. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vaughn Eshelman and Joe Grzenda

Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
6.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
10.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
5.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
41.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
36.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Vaughn Eshelman and Joe Grzenda

Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.58
89.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vaughn Eshelman and Joe Grzenda

Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
12450
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA