Tom Fisher vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Tom Fisher
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Fisher 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 4.25 and 1.584 for Tom Fisher. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Fisher and Joe Grzenda

Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
10.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.81
10.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
6.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.584
1.584
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
35.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Tom Fisher and Joe Grzenda

Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.57
67.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Fisher and Joe Grzenda

Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
39
220.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
560.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
118.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
101.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
45.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
158.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
158.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
79.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.44
47.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
124.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Tom Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA