Joe Grzenda vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lee Wade

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lee Wade

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Lee Wade

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA