Eli Grba vs. Wayne Simpson — Career Comparison

Eli Grba
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wayne Simpson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eli Grba and Wayne Simpson are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Eli Grba and 90 for Wayne Simpson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 85 respectively. If forced to pick, Eli Grba gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Eli Grba and Wayne Simpson

Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.73
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.51
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.73
53.73
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.7
87.7
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
4.48
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
4.37
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
8.61
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
8.58
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.04
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.81
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
4.77
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.46
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
4.28
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
5
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.52
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2387
40.06
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794
39.54
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
5.34
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.84
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2091
35.09
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2418
34.22
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Eli Grba and Wayne Simpson

Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.73
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.52
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
27
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635.1
9
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.68
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.49
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.3
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.25
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
2.07
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.06
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.98
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.7
87.7
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Grba and Wayne Simpson

Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
449.21
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
436.69
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
600
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
502.62
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
543.2
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
109.95
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.6
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.68
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.05
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.73
49.4
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
5.3
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
163.35
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
46.15
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
157.07
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.3
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.69
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.85
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.46
51.72
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.75
-20.41
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
43.98
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.3
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
319.53
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.5
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA