How Jason Grilli's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Jason Grilli posted a career ERA of 4.22, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2011, posting 2.48, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.75 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 7.4, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.23 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.94 in 2015 to 4.12 in 2016 and 6.3 in 2017. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.48 to 7.4 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Jason Grilli Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Jason Grilli ERA Per Season

Jason Grilli's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jason Grilli ERA per season line chart

Jason Grilli ERA by Team

Jason Grilli's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jason Grilli career ERA by team bar chart

Jason Grilli ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jason Grilli's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jason Grilli ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Jason Grilli ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jason Grilli's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jason Grilli ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jason Grilli ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jason Grilli's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jason Grilli ERA season-by-season breakdown table