Joe Grzenda vs. Alex White — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex White
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex White 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 6.03 and 1.768 for Alex White. 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 Alex White

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
6.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
6.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
41.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
6.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
36.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alex White

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.19
89.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alex White

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
38
485.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
523.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
37.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
178.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
21.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
229.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex White
Career
Per 600 PA