Ken Gables vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Ken Gables
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Gables 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 4.69 and 1.473 for Ken Gables. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Gables and Jason Grilli

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
37.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
9.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
40.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
5.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
36.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ken Gables and Jason Grilli

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.597
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Gables and Jason Grilli

Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.28
19.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
9.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
5.31
5.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA