Marv Grissom vs. Chris Nabholz — Career Comparison

Marv Grissom
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Nabholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Marv Grissom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marv Grissom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.401 compared to 3.94 and 1.365 for Chris Nabholz. By the career numbers, Marv Grissom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marv Grissom and Chris Nabholz

Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.96
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.52
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.61
14.61
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.64
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.41
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.94
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2430
27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
8.57
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.72
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
3.81
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
4.09
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
5.1
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3484
38.71
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.96
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.98
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.25
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
34.59
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
33.17
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Marv Grissom and Chris Nabholz

Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
7.26
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
441.1
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.83
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.62
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.51
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.18
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.41
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.12
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
97.09
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marv Grissom and Chris Nabholz

Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
1002.82
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
532.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
536.68
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
64.79
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57.29
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.07
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
12.77
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.1
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
84.51
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
90.14
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
75.38
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-2.7
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-12.73
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
67
188.73
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.25
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA