Buck Farmer vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Buck Farmer across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 88). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Grzenda

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Grzenda

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Joe Grzenda

Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA