Joe Grzenda vs. Gene Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Thompson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Thompson 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. Gene Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Gene Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Gene Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
2.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.32
57.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2060
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2936
38.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2597
34.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Gene Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Gene Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
185
491.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
530.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
119.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.23
35.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
135.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
82.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
39.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA