Joe Grzenda vs. Vance Worley — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vance Worley
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vance Worley 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 126), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 110). Vance Worley held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grzenda.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Vance Worley

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.3
49.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.51
59.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
9.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
39.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2594
35
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Vance Worley

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.31
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.51
59.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Vance Worley

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
168
563.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
526.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
60.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
11.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
80.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-0.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
204.47
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
67.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA