Joe Grzenda vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 113). Joe Grzenda held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 130). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Zack Wheeler.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Zack Wheeler

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Zack Wheeler

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Zack Wheeler

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA