Hank Gehring vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Hank Gehring
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hank Gehring 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. Hank Gehring posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Hank Gehring had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Gehring and Jason Grilli

Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.76
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
36.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
34.83
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Hank Gehring and Jason Grilli

Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.76
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.45
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Gehring and Jason Grilli

Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
25
277.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
544.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
75.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
45.73
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
222.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
200
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
200
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.92
76.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
11
122.22
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
4.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA