Jason Grilli vs. Ben Hill — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ben Hill
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ben Hill 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. Jason Grilli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 7.88 and 1.688 for Ben Hill. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Ben Hill

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
43.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
38.81
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.31
43.31

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Ben Hill

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Ben Hill

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
42.72
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
40.77
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ben Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Hill
Career
Per 600 PA