Joe Grzenda vs. Roy Walker — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Walker
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy 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. Roy Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Roy Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Roy Walker

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641
38.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
34.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Roy Walker

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Roy Walker

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
91
436.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
16.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
91.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
9.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
220.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0