Guido Grilli vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Guido Grilli
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Guido Grilli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 7.08 and 2.361 for Guido Grilli. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guido Grilli and Joe McClain

Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.84
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.85
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.31
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.574
1.574
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
46.03
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.164
2.164
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
35.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Guido Grilli and Joe McClain

Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guido Grilli and Joe McClain

Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA