Joe Grzenda vs. Ira Townsend — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ira Townsend
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Grzenda and Ira Townsend are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Grzenda carried a career ERA of 4 against Ira Townsend's 3.86. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Joe Grzenda and Ira Townsend — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ira Townsend

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
39.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ira Townsend

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ira Townsend

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ira Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Ira Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA