Luke Archer vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Luke Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 3.98 and 1.509 for Luke Archer. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Archer and Grant Jackson

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Grant Jackson

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Grant Jackson

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
13.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
4.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA