Joe Grzenda vs. Alfred Wilmore — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alfred Wilmore
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Alfred Wilmore 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 8.32 and 1.868 for Alfred Wilmore. 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 Alfred Wilmore

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.55
11.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
43.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
9.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alfred Wilmore

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alfred Wilmore

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
14
381.82
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
10.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-7.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfred Wilmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100