Joe Grzenda vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Joe Grzenda comes out ahead of Matt Thornton in this reliever comparison. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 126), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 101). Matt Thornton held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 100). The edge goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Matt Thornton

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Matt Thornton

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Matt Thornton

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA