Joe Grzenda vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams 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 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. 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 Sidney Williams

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Sidney Williams

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Sidney Williams

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100