Claude Grier vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Claude Grier 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 4.6 and 1.424 for Claude Grier. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Grier and Jason Grilli

Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.21
78.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
8.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
6.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Claude Grier and Jason Grilli

Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.17
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Grier and Jason Grilli

Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
97
256.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
518.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.9
44.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
132.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA