Jason Grilli vs. Leo Hafford — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Leo Hafford
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Hafford 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. Leo Hafford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0.95 and WHIP 1.263 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Leo Hafford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Leo Hafford

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
32.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Leo Hafford

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Leo Hafford

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
37.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
39.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100