Grier Friday vs. B. J. Ryan — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Grier Friday built a career as a starting pitcher and B. J. Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. B. J. Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 6.9 and 1.900 for Grier Friday. By the career numbers, B. J. Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grier Friday and B. J. Ryan

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.96
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
10.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
7.11
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
4.43
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.7
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.48
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.3
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2273
38.12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.18
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.62
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
35.1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
32.95
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Grier Friday and B. J. Ryan

Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536.2
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.87
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.04
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.857
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grier Friday and B. J. Ryan

Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
168000
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grier Friday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA