Joe Grzenda vs. Ray Washburn — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Washburn 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 116). Ray Washburn held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ray Washburn

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1208
8.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5080
37.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
34.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ray Washburn

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ray Washburn

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
341.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
515.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
11.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
72.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
84.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
31.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
64.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.87
-5.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
287.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA