Al Grunwald vs. Pat Pacillo — Career Comparison

Al Grunwald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Pacillo
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Pacillo built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Grunwald as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Pacillo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.9 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 6.63 and 2.316 for Al Grunwald. By the career numbers, Pat Pacillo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grunwald and Pat Pacillo

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.25
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.83
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.11
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.08
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
46.42
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
40.23
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.62
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.263
2.263
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
37.89
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
35.05
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.42
46.42
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Al Grunwald and Pat Pacillo

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.25
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.93
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.43
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grunwald and Pat Pacillo

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
825
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
814.29
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
9.75
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
43.44
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-19.92
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
300
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Pacillo
Career
Per 600 PA