Joe Grzenda vs. Bucky Walters — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bucky Walters
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Bucky Walters 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. Bucky Walters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Bucky Walters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bucky Walters

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.31
55.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
3.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9314
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3104.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2990
8.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13140
38.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11968
34.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bucky Walters

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1499
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.364
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bucky Walters

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
199.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2149
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1966
548.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
133.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
94.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
27.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
38.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192.87
53.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
189.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
166.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
63.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
65.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
122.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.19
57.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
31.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
84.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
7.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
17.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
34
9.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
92.31