Joe Grzenda vs. Lefty Tyler — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Tyler
Lost GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Tyler 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. Lefty Tyler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Lefty Tyler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lefty Tyler

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.04
82.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6690
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
8.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
3.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9222
37.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8326
33.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lefty Tyler

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
273.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
170.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
553.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
31.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
754.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
723.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
25.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lefty Tyler

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
237.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
986
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
529.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
115.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
91.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
20.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.78
44.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
144.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
164.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
51.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
45.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
94.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.3
48.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
48.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
87.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lefty Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
21.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA