Jason Grilli vs. Spec Harkness — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spec Harkness 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. Spec Harkness posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Spec Harkness had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Spec Harkness

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
36.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
32.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Spec Harkness

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.44
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Spec Harkness

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
38
312.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
567.12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
31.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
29.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
32
263.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA