Joe Grzenda vs. Charlie Morton — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Morton
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Morton 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 108), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 94). Charlie Morton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Charlie Morton

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6803
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2267.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2143
8.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
8.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9755
38.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8570
34.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Charlie Morton

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6803
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2267.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.93
92.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Charlie Morton

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417
676.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
520.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
43.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.47
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
25.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.23
-23.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
275.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
71.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0