Jason Grilli vs. Fred Hobgood — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Fred Hobgood 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 5.35 and 1.605 for Fred Hobgood. 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 Fred Hobgood

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
10.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.98
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
42.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
6.82
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
37.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Fred Hobgood

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.23
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.99
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Fred Hobgood

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
42
296.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
45.73
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA