Kyle Gibson vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Kyle Gibson
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kyle Gibson 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. Kyle Gibson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 85), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 89). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 85). Role difference aside, Kyle Gibson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Gibson and Jason Grilli

Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
4.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5634
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1937
9.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
3.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
7.28
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8069
38.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
4.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7254
34.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Kyle Gibson and Jason Grilli

Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5634
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Gibson and Jason Grilli

Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
334
3781.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.59
29.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
22.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
226.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA