Jason Grilli vs. Elmer Koestner — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Koestner
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Koestner 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. Elmer Koestner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Elmer Koestner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Elmer Koestner

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.74
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
8.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.03
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.97
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
36.87
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
32.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.87
36.87

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Elmer Koestner

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.23
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.92
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.85
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Elmer Koestner

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
36
360
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
45.73
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
59.69
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
190
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
70
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
32.78
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
73.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
5.45
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
60
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100