Joe Grzenda vs. Terrell Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Terrell Wade
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Terrell 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. Terrell Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.662 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Terrell Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Terrell Wade

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.15
31.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
9.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
40.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
34.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Terrell Wade

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.15
31.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Terrell Wade

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
61
1180.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
23.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
30.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Terrell Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Terrell Wade
Career
Per 600 PA