Joe Grzenda vs. Dick Ward — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Ward
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Grzenda and Dick Ward are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Ward posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 4) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.58). Joe Grzenda had the advantage in WHIP (1.562 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Dick Ward had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Dick Ward

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Dick Ward

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Dick Ward

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA