Joe Grzenda vs. Happy Townsend — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Happy Townsend
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Happy Townsend 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. Happy Townsend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Happy Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Happy Townsend

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.31
29.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.7
81.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3413
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
9.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
3.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4849
38.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
5.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4376
34.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Happy Townsend

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
2.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.49
94.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Happy Townsend

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
155
206.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
568.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
94.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
70.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
18.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.76
26.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
125.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
115.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
34.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
71.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.02
19.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
156.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100