Toots Ferrell vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Toots Ferrell
Silent GenerationMarylandNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Toots Ferrell 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 5.5 and 1.611 for Toots Ferrell. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Toots Ferrell and Joe Grzenda

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
41.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.611
1.611
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Toots Ferrell and Joe Grzenda

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Toots Ferrell and Joe Grzenda

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
720
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA