Joe Grzenda vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas 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. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Blaine Thomas

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Blaine Thomas

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Blaine Thomas

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA