Joe Grzenda vs. Johnny Taylor — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Taylor
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny 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 4.07 and 1.428 for Johnny 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 Johnny Taylor

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.26
8.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
38.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
33.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Johnny Taylor

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Johnny Taylor

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
54
241.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
523.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
111.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
39.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
129.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
161.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
76.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.51
47.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.5
33.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Johnny Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA