Joel Finch vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Joel Finch
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Finch 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 4.87 and 1.622 for Joel Finch. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Finch and Joe Grzenda

Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
39.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
35.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joel Finch and Joe Grzenda

Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Finch and Joe Grzenda

Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Finch
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA