Joe Grzenda vs. Les Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les Willis
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Grzenda and Les Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Grzenda carried a career ERA of 4 against Les Willis's 3.48. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Joe Grzenda and Les Willis — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Les Willis

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
42.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.864
1.864
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.34
42.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Les Willis

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Les Willis

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1100
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-19.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Les Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Willis
Career
Per 600 PA