Jason Grilli vs. Abe Kruger — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Abe Kruger
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Abe Kruger 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 4.26 and 1.263 for Abe Kruger. 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 Abe Kruger

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
39.03
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
38.37
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.16
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
29.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Abe Kruger

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Abe Kruger

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
500
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Abe Kruger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Abe Kruger
Career
Per 600 PA