Percy Forrest vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Percy Forrest 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 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Percy Forrest and Joe Grzenda

Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Percy Forrest and Joe Grzenda

Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Forrest and Joe Grzenda

Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
553.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
125.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
41.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
151.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
158.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
47.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA