Don Blasingame vs. Dick Jackson — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Dick Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Blasingame and Dick Jackson are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Jackson posted stronger numbers in slugging (.364 vs .327) and home run production (13 career HR at a higher rate). Don Blasingame had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .296). By the career numbers, Dick Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Dick Jackson

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
145.91
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
150.72
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1656
600
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
535.13
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1520
550.72
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1366
138.03
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
143.48
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
111.65
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
291
105.43
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
23.91
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.42
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.12
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.71
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
38.04
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168.57
61.07
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
174.91
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
200.36
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1933
195.32
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
471
170.65
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
73.86
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
75.72
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
65.22
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
136.23
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188.9
68.44
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
55.78
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
26.45
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
462
46.68
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.9
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12.85
12.85
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
207
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.13
9.13
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
22.1
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.61
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.14
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.45
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
16.67
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.59
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Dick Jackson

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
1.07
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.31
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.01
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.06
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8669
27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2889.2
9
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3160
2.48
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
2
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3696
2.9
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
3.16
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.12
Dick Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
5.51
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1762
5.49
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6856
5.39
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
5.16
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.98
93.98
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.019
5.019
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.934
3.934
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
81
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.4
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0