Joe Grzenda vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Roy Witherup

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Roy Witherup

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA