Joe Grzenda vs. Ben Tincup — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Tincup
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Tincup 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. Ben Tincup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Ben Tincup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ben Tincup

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
38.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
34.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ben Tincup

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.592
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ben Tincup

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
56
442.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
584.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
14.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
110.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
197.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ben Tincup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Tincup
Career
Per 600 PA