Grier Friday vs. Brian Fuentes — Career Comparison

Grier Friday
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Fuentes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Grier Friday built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Fuentes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Fuentes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 6.9 and 1.900 for Grier Friday. By the career numbers, Brian Fuentes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grier Friday and Brian Fuentes

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.99
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.62
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
10.5
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
7.56
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.94
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.79
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
9.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
38.48
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
5.59
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
3.92
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.53
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
35.1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2267
33.27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Grier Friday and Brian Fuentes

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1840
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613.1
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.04
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.29
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.2
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.18
93.18
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.126
0.126
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grier Friday and Brian Fuentes

Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
390000
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.5
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA