Joe Grzenda vs. Frank Watt — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Watt
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Watt 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 4.84 and 1.598 for Frank Watt. 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 Frank Watt

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
40.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
37.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Watt

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Watt

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
38
556.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
570.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
36.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
37.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
6.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Frank Watt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Watt
Career
Per 600 PA