Joe Grzenda vs. Frank Wayenberg — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Wayenberg
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Wayenberg 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 5.4 and 1.800 for Frank Wayenberg. 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 Wayenberg

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
47.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Wayenberg

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Wayenberg

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Frank Wayenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wayenberg
Career
Per 600 PA