Milt Gaston vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Milt Gaston
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Milt Gaston 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 4.55 and 1.508 for Milt Gaston. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Gaston and Jason Grilli

Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.34
76.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
4.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6315
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
2.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9276
39.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
5.46
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8416
35.98
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Milt Gaston and Jason Grilli

Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Gaston and Jason Grilli

Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
355
272.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
782
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
555.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
111.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
81.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
29.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.45
36.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
151.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
131.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
42.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
57.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
95.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.36
35.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
16.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
135
103.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
24.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA