Bill Essick vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Essick
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Essick 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. Bill Essick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Bill Essick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Essick and Joe Grzenda

Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
37.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
33.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.48
37.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Essick and Joe Grzenda

Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Essick and Joe Grzenda

Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-24.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA