Bill Fleming vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Bill Fleming
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Fleming 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. Bill Fleming posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Bill Fleming had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fleming and Joe Grzenda

Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.52
32.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
3.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
35.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Fleming and Joe Grzenda

Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.927
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fleming and Joe Grzenda

Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
124
551.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
555.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
6.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.7
-16.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Fleming
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
31.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fleming
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA