Kyle Freeland vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Kyle Freeland
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Freeland 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 82), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 85), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 84). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Freeland and Joe Grzenda

Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3781
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
9.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
6.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5466
39.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4953
35.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Kyle Freeland and Joe Grzenda

Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3784
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.08
94.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Freeland and Joe Grzenda

Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
730.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
524.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
51.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.34
16.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
87.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
2.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
309.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kyle Freeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Freeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA