Joe Grzenda vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Woody 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 116). Woody Williams held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Woody Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2217
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1480
6.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9475
38.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1096
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Woody Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Woody Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
430.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
525.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
72.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.53
32.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
140.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
123.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
50.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
88.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.45
30.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
16.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
177.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50