Joe Grzenda vs. George Wilson — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Wilson
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

George Wilson 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. George Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 4 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. By the career numbers, George Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and George Wilson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
39.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
34.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and George Wilson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and George Wilson

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
14.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
7.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
George Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
George Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA