Kyle Abbott vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Kyle Abbott
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kyle Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grilli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Grilli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.2 and 1.543 for Kyle Abbott. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Abbott and Jason Grilli

Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.77
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.05
19.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
10.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
6.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
39.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Kyle Abbott and Jason Grilli

Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.77
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Abbott and Jason Grilli

Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
57
900
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
489.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
8.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-9.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
19
300
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA