Joe Grzenda vs. Taylor Widener — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Taylor Widener
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Taylor Widener 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 4.26 and 1.486 for Taylor Widener. 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 Taylor Widener

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.53
26.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
8.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
9.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
40.88
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Taylor Widener

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.53
26.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Taylor Widener

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
49
1633.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-22.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Taylor Widener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Widener
Career
Per 600 PA