Jason Grilli vs. Felix Hernandez — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Felix Hernandez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Felix Hernandez 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. Felix Hernandez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 85). Role difference aside, Felix Hernandez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Felix Hernandez

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
1.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
3.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8189
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2487
8.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.87
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
8.32
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11284
37.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
3.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10268
33.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Felix Hernandez

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
1.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8189
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
1.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Felix Hernandez

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
419
4261.02
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
508.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
14.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-15.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
223.73
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA