Joe Grzenda vs. Rich Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Thompson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Grzenda posted a stronger line than Rich Thompson. Joe Grzenda posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 5.05) and WHIP (1.562 vs 1.667). By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Rich Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
6.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
40.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
33.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Rich Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
6.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Rich Thompson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
15400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA