Joe Grzenda vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Welsh 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 60), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Chris Welsh

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
9.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2333
39.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2095
35.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Chris Welsh

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Chris Welsh

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
122
449.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
526.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
29.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
187.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50