Ned Garver vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Ned Garver
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ned Garver 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. Ned Garver led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 81). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 70). Role difference aside, Ned Garver holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ned Garver and Jason Grilli

Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
1.46
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.09
82.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.73
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2471
8.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.77
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
881
3.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10583
38.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184
4.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
35.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ned Garver and Jason Grilli

Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3581
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
3.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.28
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
5.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ned Garver and Jason Grilli

Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
458
285.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827
515.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
112.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
89.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.87
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
23.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.04
40.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
145.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
160.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
54.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
44.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
94.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.09
44.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
67.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
33.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
14.97
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA