Jason Grilli vs. Ken Holtzman — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Holtzman 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. Ken Holtzman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 85). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Holtzman.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Ken Holtzman

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
2.86
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10987
34.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Ken Holtzman

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Ken Holtzman

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
89.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
113.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
104.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
31.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
60.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
170
153.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
36.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA