Joe Grzenda vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Walker 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 181), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 107). Luke Walker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Luke Walker

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.91
48.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
8.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3559
38.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
33.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Luke Walker

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.597
0.597
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Luke Walker

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
668.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
517.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
33.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
294.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA