P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 235 lbs | Age: 49
Draft: 1997 | Rd. 1, No. 4, San Francisco Giants | Seton Hall
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 3 4 2.94 36 0 24 33.2 45 1.13
2016 7 6 4.12 67 0 4 59 81 1.29
2017 2 5 6.30 46 0 1 40 48 1.60
15 Seasons 34 47 4.22 595 16 79 684.2 694 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 36 3-4 2.94 33.2 45 1.13
2016 67 7-6 4.12 59 81 1.29
2017 46 2-5 6.30 40 48 1.60
15 Seasons 595 34-47 4.22 684.2 694 1.37
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 38 591 85 4 4.7 2.9 88.4 109.0 22.1 34.1 .220 .358 .269 .275 .379 30.6 32.1 7.1 2.94 3.10
2016 39 1072 136 10 7.4 4.0 90.0 111.5 17.9 37.5 .209 .375 .313 .305 .395 34.6 32.3 12.7 4.12 3.91
2017 40 800 117 10 8.5 5.4 86.8 112.0 18.7 45.3 .277 .515 .388 .370 .470 32.5 26.1 9.8 6.30 6.16
Player 2463 338 24 7.1 4.2 88.5 112.0 19.2 39.3 .234 .416 .326 .319 .417 32.8 30.3 10.4
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Grilli relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(60.8%) ,
Slider
(33.7%) ,
Sinker
(3.0%) ,
Changeup
(2.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 27.1 72.9 30.6 29.4 12.9 32.9 34.1 32.9 11.8 11.8 3.5 21.2 22.4 29.4
2016 30.1 69.9 35.3 27.9 6.6 29.4 37.5 33.1 13.2 11.8 5.1 16.2 25.7 27.9
2017 27.4 72.6 26.5 34.2 12.0 36.8 29.1 33.3 11.1 7.7 7.7 25.6 21.4 25.6
Player 28.4 71.6 31.1 30.5 10.1 32.8 33.7 33.1 12.1 10.4 5.6 20.7 23.4 27.5
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 1.2 21.2 35.3 27.1 8.2 4.7 2.9
2016 1.5 22.8 35.3 25.0 5.9 7.4 4.0
2017 6.8 17.9 27.4 29.1 9.4 8.5 5.4
Player 3.3 20.7 32.5 26.9 7.7 7.1 4.2
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 Sinker TEX R 24 92.1 23.1 2.6 19.0ARM 4.6 9.1 1.7 19.0ARM 3.6
2017 Changeup TEX R 20 85.8 25.4 -2.5 18.4ARM 5.0 12.2 -3.7 18.4ARM 4.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 485 92.8 16.0 -1.7 14.9ARM 7.4 16.1 -1.0 14.9ARM 6.8
2017 Slider TEX R 269 81.0 43.5 2.8 10.3GLV 4.2 -0.5 4.2 10.3GLV 6.1
2016 Sinker TOR R 27 92.8 22.5 1.1 16.4ARM 2.6 10.1 -0.5 16.4ARM 3.2
2016 Changeup TOR R 26 84.9 27.9 -2.8 16.3ARM 3.7 11.0 -3.8 16.3ARM 5.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 634 92.9 15.7 0.2 11.6ARM 4.6 16.7 0.9 11.6ARM 5.2
2016 Slider TOR R 381 81.0 43.2 1.8 13.4GLV 6.3 -0.7 3.1 13.4GLV 7.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -7 485 60.8 116 .294 .569 .416 26.1 26.7 18.0 .296 .513 .385 28.2
2017 Slider -3.2 -9 269 33.7 57 .269 .673 .417 27.4 26.3 18.5 .250 .559 .367 40.5
2017 Sinker 4.1 1 24 3.0 7 .143 .143 .129 18.2 28.6 100.0 .277 .320 .261 40.0
2017 Changeup -2.1 0 20 2.5 4 .250 .250 .225 0.0 0.0 0.0 .158 .330 .200 25.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 307 1,240 9 10 -4 -7 8
2009 208 883 0 7 -6 -4 -3
2011 133 519 2 6 0 -3 5
2012 240 982 10 3 -2 -3 8
2013 202 837 3 8 -2 -1 8
2014 231 926 3 7 -4 -4 2
2015 139 587 2 6 -2 -1 5
2016 250 1,068 7 6 -10 -4 -1
2017 184 798 -5 0 -8 -2 -15
Player 1,894 7,840 31 52 -37 31 16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 591 50.4 69.1 75.7 34.8 56.9 46.7 61.4 52.1 30.5 6.1 72.2
2016 1,072 46.5 65.1 76.9 28.4 50.9 42.4 56.6 45.4 31.8 6.7 73.6
2017 800 49.7 70.5 79.6 26.9 60.2 45.4 57.1 48.5 25.8 8.3 80.3
Player 2,463 48.5 67.9 77.5 29.4 55.2 44.4 57.9 48.0 29.5 7.1 75.9
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 75 92 57
2016 58 88 64 40 46 72 19 9 51 96 3 94 43 49 81 59
2017 48 80 66
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.20 10 8.8 1 5 9 2 20.0
2017 22.60 12 10.9 1 6 6 6 50.0
Player 22.90 22 19.8 2 11 15 8 36.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 10 10 5 12 10 8 10 7 9 7 8 11 7 7 8 11 6 7 8 12 8 4 13 14 7 8 10 12 9 9 8
2017 12 12 10 12 11 11 12 10 10 9 10 15 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 13 12 10 9 11 14 12 11 9
Player 22 22 15 24 21 19 22 17 19 16 18 26 18 17 18 22 16 17 19 23 18 15 26 26 17 17 21 26 21 20 17
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .279 +.073 .206 -.011 .217
xBA .277 +.068 .209 -.011 .220
OBP .353 +.042 .311 +.040 .271
xOBP .352 +.035 .317 +.042 .275
SLG .576 +.160 .416 +.067 .349
xSLG .515 +.140 .375 +.017 .358
ISO .297 +.087 .210 +.078 .132
xISO .238 +.072 .166 +.028 .138
BABIP .324 +.054 .270 -.043 .313
wOBA .388 +.075 .313 +.044 .269
xwOBA .370 +.065 .305 +.030 .275
wOBACON .497 +.090 .407 +.040 .367
xwOBACON .470 +.075 .395 +.016 .379
BACON .393 +.069 .324 -.005 .329
xBACON .392 +.057 .335 -.002 .337
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 32.5 -2.1 34.6 +4.0 30.6
Avg Exit Velocity 86.8 -3.2 90.0 +1.6 88.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 45.3 +7.8 37.5 +3.4 34.1
Barrel % 8.5 +1.1 7.4 +2.7 4.7
Avg Launch Angle 18.7 +0.8 17.9 -4.2 22.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.8 -0.1 92.9 -1.7 94.6
Breaking Velocity 81.0 -0.1 81.1 -2.0 83.1
Offspeed Velocity 85.8 +0.9 84.9 -1.6 86.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 10 0 10 +6 4
Popup % 12.0 +5.4 6.6 -6.3 12.9
Flyball % 26.5 -8.8 35.3 +4.7 30.6
Line Drive % 34.2 +6.3 27.9 -1.5 29.4
Groundball % 27.4 -2.7 30.1 +3.0 27.1
Pull % 36.8 +7.4 29.4 -3.5 32.9
Straight Away % 29.1 -8.4 37.5 +3.4 34.1
Opposite Field % 33.3 +0.2 33.1 +0.2 32.9
Weak Contact % 6.8 +5.3 1.5 +0.3 1.2
Pull Airball % 25.6 +9.4 16.2 -5.0 21.2
Topped Contact % 17.9 -4.9 22.8 +1.6 21.2
Under Contact % 27.4 -7.9 35.3 0.0 35.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 29.1 +4.1 25.0 -2.1 27.1
Solid Contact % 9.4 +3.5 5.9 -2.3 8.2
HR/FB % 38.7 +17.9 20.8 +13.1 7.7
Popups 14 +5 9 -2 11
Flyballs 31 -17 48 +22 26
Line Drives 40 +2 38 +13 25
Groundballs 32 -9 41 +18 23
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.7 +3.2 46.5 -3.9 50.4
Out of Zone % 50.3 -3.2 53.5 +3.9 49.6
Edge % 45.4 +3.0 42.4 -4.3 46.7
Zone Swing % 70.5 +5.4 65.1 -4.0 69.1
Out of Zone Swing % 26.9 -1.5 28.4 -6.4 34.8
In Zone Contact % 79.6 +2.7 76.9 +1.2 75.7
Out of Zone Contact % 60.2 +9.3 50.9 -6.0 56.9
Whiff % 25.8 -6.0 31.8 +1.3 30.5
First Strike % 57.1 +0.5 56.6 -4.8 61.4
First Pitch Swing % 32.6 +3.9 28.7 -1.3 30.0
Swing % 48.5 +3.1 45.4 -6.7 52.1
Meatball Swing % 80.3 +6.7 73.6 +1.4 72.2
Meatball % 8.3 +1.6 6.7 +0.6 6.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.4 -2.7 23.1 -1.2 24.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 39.8 -9.3 49.1 +6.0 43.1
In Zone 397 -101 498 +200 298
Out of Zone 401 -173 574 +281 293
Edge 362 -93 455 +179 276
In Zone Swings 280 -44 324 +118 206
Out of Zone Swings 108 -55 163 +61 102
In Zone Swing & Misses 57 -18 75 +25 50
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 43 -37 80 +36 44
Basic
Pitches 800 -272 1,072 +481 591
PA 184 -67 251 +111 140
AB 165 -49 214 +85 129
Hits 46 +2 44 +16 28
Singles 21 -3 24 +9 15
Doubles 13 +8 5 -6 11
Triples 0 -5 5 +5 0
Home Runs 12 +2 10 +8 2
Walks 18 -14 32 +22 10
Strikeouts 48 -33 81 +36 45
K% 26.1 -6.2 32.3 +0.2 32.1
BB% 9.8 -2.9 12.7 +5.6 7.1
HBP 1 -1 2 +2 0
Batted Balls 117 -19 136 +51 85
Number of Fastballs 509 -152 661 +262 399
Number of Offspeed 20 -6 26 +25 1
Number of Breaking 269 -112 381 +194 187
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 242 .304 134 1 0.7 108 26 24.1
2017 Shifts 183 .385 119 1 0.8 64 13 20.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2011 108 19.2 4.6% 4.6% 90 24.6 0.0% 18.9%
2012 235 20.6 0.4% 3.0% 152 25.6 0.0% 19.7%
2013 251 21.8 0.0% 2.8% 116 24.9 0.0% 19.0%
2014 243 22.2 1.2% 1.6% 191 26.4 0.0% 23.6%
2015 156 22.5 15.4% 9.6% 97 27.1 6.2% 33.0%
2016 329 24.4 3.3% 13.1% 183 28.0 2.7% 36.1%
2017 209 20.8 0.5% 2.9% 151 25.4 0.0% 21.9%

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Pitch Distribution