Joe Grzenda vs. Jim Turner — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Turner
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Turner 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. Jim Turner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Jim Turner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jim Turner

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3396
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
8.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
2.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4697
37.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4404
35.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jim Turner

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.403
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jim Turner

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
333.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
559.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
121.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
96.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.16
33.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
151.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
138.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
44.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
74.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.37
35.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jim Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.97
10.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0