Joe Grzenda vs. Blake Wood — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blake Wood
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Joe Grzenda a clear advantage over Blake Wood across the core pitching metrics. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 113), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 102). Blake Wood held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 86). Joe Grzenda was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Blake Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
869
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
289.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
8.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
8.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1270
39.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.25
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
34.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Blake Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.4
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
869
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
289.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Blake Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
40500
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Blake Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Wood
Career
Per 600 PA