Jason Grilli vs. Dick Kelley — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Kelley
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Kelley 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. Dick Kelley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Dick Kelley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Dick Kelley

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
6.39
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2191
37.95
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
33.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Dick Kelley

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.45
32.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Dick Kelley

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
189
846.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
559.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
53.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
7.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
62.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
71.64
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.74
-16.74
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
70
313.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA