Jason Grilli vs. Joe Horlen — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Horlen 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. Joe Horlen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 89), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 83). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 80). Role difference aside, Joe Horlen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Joe Horlen

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.79
49.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
4.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7606
34.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Joe Horlen

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
2.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Joe Horlen

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
412
356.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
534.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
71.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.32
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.24
10.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
76.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
88.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-0.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
127
109.8
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
46.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50