Joe Grzenda vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin 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. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 120), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 107). Justin Thompson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Justin Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.57
45.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Justin Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.13
99.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Justin Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA