Larry Andersen vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Jason Grilli across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 89), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 83). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 89). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Jason Grilli

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
6.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Jason Grilli

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Jason Grilli

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
9320
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA