John Franco vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

John Franco
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Joe Grzenda comes out ahead of John Franco in this reliever comparison. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 109), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). John Franco held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86). The edge goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for John Franco and Joe Grzenda

John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3737
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
8.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
7.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5312
38.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
5.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4682
33.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for John Franco and Joe Grzenda

John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3737
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1245.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Franco and Joe Grzenda

John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1119
18145.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
551.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.41
-22.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
227.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
John Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA