Joe Grzenda vs. Les Tietje — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les Tietje
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Tietje 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 5.11 and 1.642 for Les Tietje. 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 Les Tietje

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
5.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
9.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
40.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
35.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Les Tietje

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Les Tietje

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
108
339.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
537.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
10.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.42
-7.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
157.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA