Joe Grzenda vs. Billy Wynne — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Wynne
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Billy Wynne 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 4.33 and 1.631 for Billy Wynne. 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 Billy Wynne

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
10.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
40.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
36.34
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Billy Wynne

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.11
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Billy Wynne

Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
42
387.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
507.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
11.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.17
-1.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Billy Wynne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Wynne
Career
Per 600 PA