Joe Grzenda vs. Harry Weaver — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Weaver
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Weaver 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. Harry Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Harry Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Harry Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
37.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
34.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Harry Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.158
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Harry Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
39.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
40.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100