Joe Grzenda vs. Monte Weaver — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monte Weaver
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monte 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. Joe Grzenda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.36 and 1.494 for Monte Weaver. 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 Monte Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.68
58.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.16
67.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3156
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
9.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
39.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
5.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4192
35.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Monte Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.114
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Monte Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
202
295.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
553.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
115.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
95.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.44
35.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
141.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
143.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.62
38.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
5.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA