Herbert Gay vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Herbert Gay
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Herbert Gay 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 6.14 and 1.850 for Herbert Gay. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Gay and Jason Grilli

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
11.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
42.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
34.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Herbert Gay and Jason Grilli

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Gay and Jason Grilli

Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-12.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Gay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA