Jonas Gaines vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Jonas Gaines
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jonas Gaines 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. Jonas Gaines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Jonas Gaines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jonas Gaines and Jason Grilli

Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.45
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1616
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
538.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
8.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
5.76
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
38.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
4.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2077
34.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jonas Gaines and Jason Grilli

Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.48
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.3
90.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.674
1.674
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.53
77.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonas Gaines and Jason Grilli

Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
96
263.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
517.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
57.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.82
13.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.01
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
109.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
6.99
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
43.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.92
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.38
27.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonas Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA