Joe Grzenda vs. Ed Wells — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Wells
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Wells 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 4.65 and 1.530 for Ed Wells. 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 Ed Wells

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.64
49.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.11
48.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3697
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
10.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5498
40.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5018
36.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ed Wells

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.959
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Ed Wells

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
382.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
556.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.64
35.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
143.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
142.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
113.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.61
39.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
95.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
6.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50