Joe Grzenda vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble 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 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. 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 Joe Trimble

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Joe Trimble

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Joe Trimble

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA