Jason Grilli

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2017)

Jason Grilli was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2017 for 9 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 18 seasons. Across 595 career appearances, he went 34-47 with a 4.22 ERA, 694 strikeouts, and 79 saves. Jason Grilli was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4436.1.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 34–47
ERA 4.22
WHIP 1.37
SO 694
Pitcher PIV 4436.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 235 lb
Born
11/11/1976 in Royal Oak, MI, USA
MLB Debut
2000-05-11
Last Game
2017-10-01
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jason Michael Grilli

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jason Grilli — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
34 47 595 16 1 0 79 684.2 644 321 76 292 694 4.22 4436.1

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jason Grilli Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2000 FLO NL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 11 4 2 3 5.40 — 0.0
2001 FLO NL 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 26.2 30 18 11 17 6.07 4.42 (-38%) -1162.7
2004 CHA AL 2 3 8 8 1 0 0 45.0 52 37 20 26 7.40 4.46 (-66%) -2407.7
2005 DET AL 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 16.0 14 6 6 5 3.38 4.29 (+21%) -16.6
2006 DET AL 2 3 51 0 0 0 0 62.0 61 29 25 31 4.21 4.53 (+7%) -510.9
2007 DET AL 5 3 57 0 0 0 0 79.2 81 42 32 62 4.74 4.47 (-6%) 1175.7
2008 DET AL 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 13.2 12 5 7 10 3.29 4.32 (+24%) -17.8
2008 COL NL 3 2 51 0 0 0 1 61.1 55 20 31 59 2.93 4.32 (+32%) 2078.3
2009 COL NL 0 1 22 0 0 0 1 19.1 29 13 13 22 6.05 4.32 (-40%) 67.2
2009 TEX AL 2 2 30 0 0 0 0 26.1 21 14 14 27 4.78 4.32 (-11%) 383.3
2011 PIT NL 2 1 28 0 0 0 1 32.2 24 9 15 37 2.48 3.94 (+37%) 527.4
2012 PIT NL 1 6 64 0 0 0 2 58.2 45 19 22 90 2.91 4.01 (+27%) 1795.6
2013 PIT NL 0 2 54 0 0 0 33 50.0 40 15 13 74 2.70 3.87 (+30%) 2396.4
2014 PIT NL 0 2 22 0 0 0 11 20.1 22 11 11 21 4.87 3.74 (-30%) -840.7
2014 LAA AL 1 3 40 0 0 0 1 33.2 29 13 10 36 3.48 3.74 (+7%) 1346.3
2015 ATL NL 3 4 36 0 0 0 24 33.2 28 11 10 45 2.94 3.96 (+26%) 1557.5
2016 ATL NL 1 2 21 0 0 0 2 17.0 16 10 13 23 5.29 4.19 (-26%) -106.6
2016 TOR AL 6 4 46 0 0 0 2 42.0 28 17 19 58 3.64 4.19 (+13%) -104.5
2017 TOR AL 2 4 26 0 0 0 1 20.2 24 16 9 23 6.97 4.36 (-60%) -1829.8
2017 TEX AL 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 19.1 22 12 9 25 5.59 4.36 (-28%) 105.6
Career · 20 seasons 34 47 595 16 1 0 79 684.2 644 321 292 694 4.22 — 4,436

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jason Grilli — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
595 15 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 23.2% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career SLG .400 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .600 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jason Grilli Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2000 FLO NL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2001 FLO NL 6 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 .286 — — — — 0.0
2004 CHA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 DET AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 DET AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 DET AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 COL NL 51 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 COL NL 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 PIT NL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 PIT NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 PIT NL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 PIT NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 ATL NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 ATL NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 TOR AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TOR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TEX AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 595 15 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jason Grilli — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jason Grilli — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALDS1 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALWC TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS1 LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS1 PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLWC PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALCS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 WS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jason Grilli — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 16 0 1 12.0 5 0 4 10 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jason Grilli — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 ALCS TOR 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 1 0.00
2016 ALDS1 TOR 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2016 ALWC TOR 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2014 ALDS1 LAA 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2013 NLDS1 PIT 0 0 3 0 1 2.1 3 0 0 3 0.00
2013 NLWC PIT 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2006 ALCS DET 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 1 0 3 1 0.00
2006 ALDS1 DET 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00
2006 WS DET 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jason Grilli — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home319110202.182
Away27641111.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Jason Grilli — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home319372.13631821493704.40
Away276312.12811391433244.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jason Grilli — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-10-01 TEXOAK — 1.0000010
2017-09-06 TEXATL — 1.0211020
2017-09-03 TEXLAA — 1.0222020
2017-09-01 TEXLAA — 0.1322000
2017-08-29 TEXHOU — 1.0100010
2017-08-24 TEXLAA — 1.0000200
2017-08-20 TEXCHW — 1.0200010
2017-08-19 TEXCHW — 1.0211021
2017-08-15 TEXDET — 1.0311011
2017-08-12 TEXHOU — 1.0000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jason Grilli — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 595 16 29 79 8 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jason Grilli — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 FLO P 1 1 0 1 0 0
2001 FLO P 6 5 1 3 0 0
2004 CHA P 8 8 2 3 2 0
2005 DET P 3 2 2 3 0 0
2006 DET P 51 0 2 6 0 0
2007 DET P 57 0 0 13 2 0
2008 DET P 9 0 3 2 0 1
2008 COL P 51 0 0 5 1 1
2009 COL P 22 0 2 3 1 0
2009 TEX P 30 0 2 7 0 0
2011 PIT P 28 0 1 9 0 1
2012 PIT P 64 0 5 4 0 0
2013 PIT P 54 0 3 2 0 0
2014 PIT P 22 0 1 1 0 1
2014 LAA P 40 0 1 6 0 1
2015 ATL P 36 0 1 3 1 0
2016 ATL P 21 0 1 0 0 0
2016 TOR P 46 0 1 4 1 0
2017 TOR P 26 0 0 3 0 1
2017 TEX P 20 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jason Grilli Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 595

Awards & Honors

Jason Grilli — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2013 Reliever of the Month April
2013 Reliever of the Month May

Salary History

Jason Grilli — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 ATL NL $3,625,000
2015 ATL NL $4,250,000
2014 PIT NL $4,250,000
2013 PIT NL $2,500,000
2012 PIT NL $1,100,000
2009 COL NL $800,000
2008 DET AL $420,000
2007 DET AL $395,000
2006 DET AL $350,000
2001 FLO NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $17,890,000

College History

Jason Grilli — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Seton Hall University South Orange NJ 1995, 1996, 1997

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jason Grilli (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    David Hernandez
    38-47, 4.12 ERA
  2. 97
    Stan Belinda
    41-37, 4.15 ERA
  3. 97
    Dan Miceli
    43-52, 4.48 ERA
  4. 95
    Darren Holmes
    35-33, 4.25 ERA
  5. 94
    Mike Trombley
    37-47, 4.48 ERA
  6. 92
    Mark Wohlers
    39-29, 3.97 ERA

Jason Grilli: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 11, 2000 and the final game on October 1, 2017, Jason Grilli built the record summarized on this page. Grilli played for the Florida Marlins (2000 to 2001), the Chicago White Sox (2004), the Detroit Tigers (2005 to 2008), the Colorado Rockies (2008 to 2009), the Texas Rangers (2009 to 2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2011 to 2014), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014), and the Atlanta Braves (2015 to 2016), among other clubs in the table. The bio lists Grilli as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 235 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. Grilli was born on November 11, 1976, in Royal Oak, MI, USA. Grilli's full given name, per the bio, is Jason Michael Grilli.

Across 595 games (16 starts), Grilli recorded 34 wins against 47 losses with a 4.22 ERA. The totals include 694 strikeouts and 79 saves. Grilli's 4.22 ERA was close to the 4.24 league figure for those seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jason Grilli

What years did Jason Grilli play?
Jason Grilli played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2017.
Was Jason Grilli a pitcher?
Yes. Jason Grilli pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 694 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jason Grilli hit?
Jason Grilli hit 1 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Jason Grilli's career batting average?
Jason Grilli batted .200 over his career, with 3 hits in 15 at bats.
How many RBI did Jason Grilli have?
Jason Grilli drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Jason Grilli's career ERA?
Jason Grilli finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 34-47 with 694 strikeouts.