James Field vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Field 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 7.57 and 1.866 for James Field. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Field and Joe Grzenda

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for James Field and Joe Grzenda

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Field and Joe Grzenda

James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
33
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA