Joe Grzenda vs. Hisanori Takahashi — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Hisanori Takahashi across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 103), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 116). Hisanori Takahashi held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 86). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Hisanori Takahashi

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
6.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
8.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
33.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Hisanori Takahashi

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
6.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Hisanori Takahashi

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA