Joe Grzenda vs. Orlie Weaver — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orlie Weaver
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Orlie 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 5.03 and 1.622 for Orlie 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 Orlie Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
39.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
33.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Orlie Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
11.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
10.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
12.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
11.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Orlie Weaver

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
40
311.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
553.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
62.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
11.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
93.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-2.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
140.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Orlie Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlie Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA