Joe Grzenda vs. Frank Wills — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Wills
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Frank Wills across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 101), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 81). Frank Wills held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 86). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Wills

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.73
22.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
9.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
39.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661
34.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Wills

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.73
22.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Frank Wills

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
154
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Frank Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wills
Career
Per 600 PA