Tom Fordham vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Tom Fordham
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Grzenda posted a stronger line than Tom Fordham. Joe Grzenda posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 6.61) and WHIP (1.562 vs 1.867). By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tom Fordham and Joe Grzenda

Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
42.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
34.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Tom Fordham and Joe Grzenda

Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Fordham and Joe Grzenda

Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
21600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Fordham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA