Jason Grilli vs. Tom Hughes — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Hughes
Silent GenerationCZThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Jason Grilli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 15.75 and 2.750 for Tom Hughes. 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 Tom Hughes

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
49.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Tom Hughes

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Tom Hughes

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA