Jason Grilli vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel 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. Kevin Kobel led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 85). Jason Grilli held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 81). Role difference aside, Kevin Kobel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Kevin Kobel

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
9.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
34.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Kevin Kobel

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.02
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Kevin Kobel

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
115
793.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
503.45
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
17.64
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
103.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.09
14.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA