Jason Grilli vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King 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 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. 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 Charlie King

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Charlie King

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Charlie King

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA