Marv Grissom vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Marv Grissom
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana 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. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 3.41 and 1.401 for Marv Grissom. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marv Grissom and Johan Santana

Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.96
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.58
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.61
14.61
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.64
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
3.41
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2430
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771
8.57
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.72
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
3.81
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
5.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3484
38.71
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.96
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
3.98
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
34.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Marv Grissom and Johan Santana

Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
7.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
441.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.83
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marv Grissom and Johan Santana

Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
1002.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
189
532.39
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
23
64.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.07
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
12.77
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
84.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
32
90.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-2.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
188.73
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA