Joe Grzenda vs. Lewis Thorpe — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Thorpe
MillenialAustraliaThrows LeftBats RightOceaniaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Thorpe 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.76 and 1.736 for Lewis Thorpe. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lewis Thorpe

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
11.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
7.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
36.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lewis Thorpe

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lewis Thorpe

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lewis Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA