Joe Grzenda vs. Bill Weir — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Weir
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Weir 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. Bill Weir posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, Bill Weir had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bill Weir

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
38.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
34.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bill Weir

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bill Weir

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
30
500
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
533.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
32.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
33.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA