Jason Grimsley vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Jason Grimsley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grimsley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.77 and 1.599 for Jason Grimsley. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Grimsley and Joe Lake

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.56
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.77
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
9.17
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.8
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.79
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
5.98
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.92
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4208
40.43
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.22
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.28
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.06
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3598
34.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Jason Grimsley and Joe Lake

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.03
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.36
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.39
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Grimsley and Joe Lake

Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
6260.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
9.63
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.33
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100