Joe Grzenda vs. Gene Woodburn — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Woodburn
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Woodburn 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 5.5 and 1.892 for Gene Woodburn. 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 Gene Woodburn

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
8.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
43.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
8.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.892
1.892
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
34.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.72
43.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Gene Woodburn

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Gene Woodburn

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
31
715.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
12.73
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
14.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA