Jason Grilli vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson 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 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. 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 Mike Thompson

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.84
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jason Grilli and Mike Thompson

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.52
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.42
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grilli and Mike Thompson

Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA