Ross Grimsley vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Ross Grimsley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ross Grimsley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 4.14 and 1.408 for Chris Hammond. By the career numbers, Ross Grimsley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Hammond

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
4.14
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
9.32
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
39.21
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
32.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4317
34.58
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Hammond

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
27
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Chris Hammond

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1400
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.86
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA