Willie Adams vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Willie Adams 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 4.37 and 1.572 for Willie Adams. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Jason Grilli

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.31
32.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
39.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
34.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Jason Grilli

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.231
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Jason Grilli

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
423.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
573.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
10.96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
39.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-8.72
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
27
176.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA