Jason Grilli vs. Howie Koplitz — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Howie Koplitz
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howie Koplitz 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. Howie Koplitz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.563 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Howie Koplitz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Howie Koplitz

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.77
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.19
35.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
9.6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
39.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
35.32
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Howie Koplitz

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.77
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.8
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.19
35.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Howie Koplitz

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
12.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.49
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
27
289.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Howie Koplitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Koplitz
Career
Per 600 PA