Joe Grzenda vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Walsh Jr. 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 5.57 and 1.656 for Ed Walsh Jr.. 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 Ed Walsh Jr.

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.43
31.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
48.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
42.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
6.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ed Walsh Jr.

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ed Walsh Jr.

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
82
406.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
550.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
128.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA