Joe Grzenda vs. Adam Wainwright — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adam Wainwright
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adam Wainwright 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 116), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Adam Wainwright

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2577
8.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2202
7.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11116
37.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10139
34.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Adam Wainwright

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
1.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Adam Wainwright

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
359.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
526.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
101.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
65.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
36.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.62
34.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
152.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
120.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
38.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
53.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
84.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.2
29.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
19.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
176.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
52.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0