Joe Grzenda vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood 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. Alex Wood led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 113). Joe Grzenda held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 122). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Alex Wood.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alex Wood

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alex Wood

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Alex Wood

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
518.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
5.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-9.18
-17.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
317.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50