How Jason Grilli's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Jason Grilli totaled 16 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2004, posting 8, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 2015 to 0 in 2016 and 0 in 2017, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jason Grilli Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Games Started %
Career162.69
Season Avg.1.072.69
162 Game Avg.4.362.69
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Jason Grilli Starts Per Season

Jason Grilli's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Jason Grilli Starts by Team

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

Jason Grilli Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Jason Grilli's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jason Grilli Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Jason Grilli Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jason Grilli's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jason Grilli Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jason Grilli's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table