Jason Grilli vs. Jay Howell — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jay Howell
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jay Howell a clear advantage over Jason Grilli across the core pitching metrics. Jay Howell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 85). Jay Howell was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Jay Howell

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
6.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.25
52.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
8.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
7.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3564
37.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.62
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Jay Howell

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
6.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Jay Howell

Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
19833.33
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568
28400
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-26.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA