Jason Grilli vs. Jeff Heathcock — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Heathcock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jeff Heathcock a clear advantage over Jason Grilli across the core pitching metrics. Jeff Heathcock led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 172 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 85). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 63). Jeff Heathcock was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Jeff Heathcock

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.21
23.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
37.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
33.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Jeff Heathcock

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.28
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.21
23.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Jeff Heathcock

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
56
781.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
488.37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-27.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA