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
2H
0HR
1RBI
0SB
14–13W–L
308IP
173K
4.00ERA
3GS
14SV
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 |