John Foreman vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

John Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Foreman and Joe Grzenda are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Foreman carried a career ERA of 4.97 against Joe Grzenda's 4. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate John Foreman and Joe Grzenda — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Foreman and Joe Grzenda

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
9.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
41.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
6.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
35.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for John Foreman and Joe Grzenda

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Foreman and Joe Grzenda

John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
208.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
495.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
20.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
18.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA