Ross Grimsley vs. Steamboat Williams — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steamboat Williams
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Grimsley built a career as a starting pitcher and Steamboat Williams 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 3.81 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.42 and 1.440 for Steamboat Williams. 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 Steamboat Williams

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.18
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.95
21.95
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.81
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.42
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
9.29
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
10.4
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.56
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.31
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.09
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
40.03
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.94
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.51
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7792
34.39
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
37.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Steamboat Williams

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.52
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6118
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2039.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.58
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.84
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Steamboat Williams

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
519
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
878.57
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
529.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
67.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
61.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
40.92
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
31.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
54
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
43.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
174
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA