Joe Grzenda vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Luis Tiant

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
9.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
34.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Luis Tiant

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Luis Tiant

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
9.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA