Joe Grzenda vs. Spenser Watkins — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spenser Watkins
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spenser Watkins 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 5.97 and 1.527 for Spenser Watkins. 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 Spenser Watkins

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.5
77.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
10.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
40.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
6.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
36.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Spenser Watkins

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.475
0.475
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.5
77.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Spenser Watkins

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Spenser Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Spenser Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA