Joe Grzenda vs. Harlan Pyle — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harlan Pyle
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harlan Pyle 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 20.25 and 3.750 for Harlan Pyle. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Harlan Pyle

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Harlan Pyle

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Harlan Pyle

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA