Jason Grilli vs. Lou Knerr — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Knerr 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 5.04 and 1.667 for Lou Knerr. 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 Lou Knerr

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.22
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Lou Knerr

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2054
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684.2
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Lou Knerr

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
576.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.67
21.61
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
129.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
58.82
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
82.35
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.91
17.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA