Joe Grzenda vs. Arnold Waites — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Arnold Waites
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Arnold Waites 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 6.47 and 1.705 for Arnold Waites. 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 Arnold Waites

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
11.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
42.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
36.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.72
42.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Arnold Waites

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Arnold Waites

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
16
400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
21.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
27.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Arnold Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Arnold Waites
Career
Per 600 PA