Joe Grzenda
1961–1972 · bats R / throws L · Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1961-71)
219G
.067AVG
.125OBP
.067SLG
More career statistics
2H
0HR
1RBI
0SB
14–13W–L
308.0IP
173K
4.00ERA
3GS
14SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 1,329 | 1,330 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308.0 | 219 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 323 | 150 | 137 | 20 | 120 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.438 |
Streaks
1longest hitting streak · 1961-04-26 to 1961-04-26
1longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1970-05-26 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 6 scoreless innings | 1971-06-27 | 1 in 33 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 9 | 2 home runs allowed | 1961-05-09 | 1 in 21 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Detroit Tigers | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 5 | – |
| 1964 |  Kansas City Athletics | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 25 | 17 |
| 1966 | Kansas City Athletics | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 22 | 14 |
| 1967 |  New York Mets | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 16 | 9 |
| 1969 |  Minnesota Twins | 38 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 48 | 24 |
| 1970 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 49 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 84 | 38 |
| 1971 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 46 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 70 | 56 |
| 1972 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 35 | 15 |