Jim Ball vs. Sam Jackson — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Sam Jackson
Greatest GenerationArkansasBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Ball and Sam Jackson are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Ball posted a career OPS of .362 against Sam Jackson's .333. On the surface stats, Jim Ball and Sam Jackson are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Jim Ball and Sam Jackson

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
556.36
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
19.49
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
16.15
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
9.14
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
2.4
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
4.23
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Sam Jackson

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.45
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.21
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.67
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
9.88
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.62
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
11.09
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.33
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
10.61
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.625
4.625
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.333
7.333
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Sam Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Sam Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0