Jake Arrieta vs. George Grant — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta built a career as a starting pitcher and George Grant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Arrieta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. By the career numbers, Jake Arrieta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and George Grant

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.31
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and George Grant

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4837
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612.1
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and George Grant

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
633.03
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
538.03
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
572.48
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
12
66.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
12.14
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
15
82.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.54
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.8
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
209.17
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA