Ross Grimsley vs. William Matthews — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
William Matthews
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Grimsley built a career as a starting pitcher and William Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 3.81 and 1.330 for Ross Grimsley. By the career numbers, William Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and William Matthews

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
9.29
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.31
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8544
37.71
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
37.26
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7792
34.39
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
31.86
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and William Matthews

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and William Matthews

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
519
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
529.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
67.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
9.15
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
73.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
54
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.33
-5
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-62.4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA