Jason Grilli vs. Tommy Hughes — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Hughes 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. Tommy Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Tommy Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Tommy Hughes

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
39.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Tommy Hughes

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Tommy Hughes

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA