Joe Grzenda vs. Spades Wood — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spades Wood
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spades 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.61 and 1.705 for Spades Wood. 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 Spades Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.25
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
41.46
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.705
1.705
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
35.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Spades Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Spades Wood

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
24
306.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
45.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
165.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
53.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.4
9.4
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Spades Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Spades Wood
Career
Per 600 PA