Joe Grzenda vs. John Taylor — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Taylor
UnknownThrows RightChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Taylor 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 4.49 and 1.467 for John Taylor. 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 John Taylor

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.69
32.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1317
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
10.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
33.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
29.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.6
33.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and John Taylor

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.97
94.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.188
2.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and John Taylor

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
69
233.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
555.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
71.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
15.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
94.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
67.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
177
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
John Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
John Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA