Joe Grzenda vs. Mike Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Mike Williams across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 89). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Mike Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.75
11.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
8.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
6.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
39.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2936
34.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Mike Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
5.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.75
11.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Mike Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
2069.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
15.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
83.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
92.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
12.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100