Jason Grilli vs. Rube Kroh — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Kroh
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Kroh 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. Rube Kroh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.2 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Rube Kroh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Rube Kroh

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.98
41.98
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.44
69.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
216.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
7.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
3.83
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
35.69
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
32.7
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Rube Kroh

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.03
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.44
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Rube Kroh

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
36
273.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
546.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
98.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
98.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
26.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
98.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
136.71
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
27.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Kroh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100