Joe Grzenda vs. Doug Waechter — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Waechter
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Waechter 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.34 and 1.473 for Doug Waechter. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Doug Waechter

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
5.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
5.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1530
35.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Doug Waechter

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Doug Waechter

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
6780
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
6.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-3.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Doug Waechter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Waechter
Career
Per 600 PA