Joe Grzenda vs. Bob Turley — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Turley
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bob Turley 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 107), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92). Bob Turley held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bob Turley

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.3
54.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5138
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
7.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
6.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7447
39.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6323
33.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bob Turley

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.87
73.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bob Turley

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
529.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
66.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
53.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
16.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
88.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
99.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
69.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bob Turley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
184.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Turley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Turley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50