Jason Grilli vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart 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. Lefty Smart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 4.22 and 1.405 for Jason Grilli. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grilli and Lefty Smart

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
8.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Lefty Smart

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Lefty Smart

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA