Bill Greason vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Bill Greason
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Greason 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 4.62 and 1.717 for Bill Greason. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Greason and Jason Grilli

Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
42.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
37.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Greason and Jason Grilli

Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Greason and Jason Grilli

Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
80
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
45.73
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
86.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA