Joe Grzenda vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Jim Willoughby across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 92). Jim Willoughby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 121). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jim Willoughby

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
9.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jim Willoughby

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jim Willoughby

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
1837.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
182.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA