Joe Grzenda vs. Steve Woodard — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Woodard
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Woodard 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 94). Steve Woodard held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 121). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Steve Woodard

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.02
58.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
782
10.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
6.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898
39.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
5.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
36.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Steve Woodard

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.02
58.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Steve Woodard

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
162
656.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
510.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
11.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
93.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
48.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.27
-1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
137.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Steve Woodard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Woodard
Career
Per 600 PA