Ken Frailing vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Ken Frailing across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 96). Ken Frailing held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 86). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Frailing and Joe Grzenda

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.38
16.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
40.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Ken Frailing and Joe Grzenda

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.38
16.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Frailing and Joe Grzenda

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
119
1457.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
27.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
36.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA