Jason Grilli vs. Joe Houser — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Houser
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Houser 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 5.48 and 1.783 for Joe Houser. 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 Joe Houser

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.48
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Joe Houser

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Joe Houser

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA