Mike Grzanich vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Grzanich as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 18 and 3.000 for Mike Grzanich. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Grzanich and Lee Wade

Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Grzanich and Lee Wade

Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Mike Grzanich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Grzanich and Lee Wade

Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
600
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Grzanich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA