Pitcher · 2017
Jason Grilli
- Age
- 41
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #49
- Born
- November 11, 1976 in Royal Oak, MI, USA
- MLB debut
- May 11, 2000
- dbWAR
- .6 3 season(s)
- IP
- 40.0
- ERA
- 6.30
- FIP
- 6.08
- K/9
- 10.8
- FIP−
- 140 100 = avg
Jason Grilli is a relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2017 he struck out 48 batters over 40.0 innings across 46 appearances, going 2-5. His ERA of 6.30 was 44.6% higher than the league average of 4.36 — 13th of 17 on his team, and 471st of 527 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.08 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 25.8% of swings (12.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.1%. His -0.5 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 46 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 48 | 18 | 6.30 | 6.08 | 1.60 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 145 | 140 | -0.5 | |
| 2016 | 67 | 0 | 59.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 81 | 32 | 4.12 | 4.33 | 1.29 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 98 | 103 | 0.2 | |
| 2015 | 36 | 0 | 33.2 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 45 | 10 | 2.94 | 2.12 | 1.13 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 74 | 54 | 0.9 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 64 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 17 | .259 | .375 | .556 | .397 | 26.6% |
| vs RHB | 120 | 111 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 31 | .288 | .342 | .586 | .391 | 25.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jason Grilli throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2017.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 485 | 92.8 | 2,360 | 51.3% | 26.1% | |
| Slider | 269 | 81.0 | 2,674 | 45.4% | 27.4% | |
| Sinker | 24 | 92.1 | 2,266 | 29.2% | 18.2% | |
| Changeup | 20 | 85.8 | 2,094 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2017 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.