Chuck Estrada vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Chuck Estrada
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck Estrada 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 111), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Chuck Estrada held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Estrada and Joe Grzenda

Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.92
71.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
7.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
6.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3331
39.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2875
33.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Chuck Estrada and Joe Grzenda

Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.92
71.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Estrada and Joe Grzenda

Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
151
333.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
511.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
66.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
57.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
13.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
81.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
86.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
35.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
1.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
185.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
66.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Estrada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA