Joe Grzenda vs. Mike Wood — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Wood
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike 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. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 97). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Mike Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.91
33.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
10.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.96
10.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
40.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
6.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
36.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Mike Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.91
33.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Mike Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
3864.71
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
13800
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
4.66
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-20.16
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Mike Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wood
Career
Per 600 PA