Jason Grilli vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Jason Grilli across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 85). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 68). Steve Kline was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Steve Kline

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
7.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.58
46.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
8.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
3.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
6.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Steve Kline

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
7.82
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Steve Kline

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
595
19833.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
500
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
14.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
5.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
200
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA