Joe Grzenda vs. Bob Wells — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Wells
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Bob Wells across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 71), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 81). Bob Wells held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 121). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bob Wells

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
9.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
2.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
5.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
39.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
5.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2496
35.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bob Wells

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Bob Wells

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
248400
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bob Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Wells
Career
Per 600 PA