Joe Giard vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Joe Giard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Giard 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 5.96 and 1.812 for Joe Giard. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Giard and Jason Grilli

Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
41.94
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
6.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
36.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Giard and Jason Grilli

Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Giard and Jason Grilli

Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
68
408
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.45
14.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.55
9.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
32
192
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA