Chris Britton vs. Larry Jackson — Career Comparison

Chris Britton
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Jackson
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 3.83 and 1.332 for Chris Britton. By the career numbers, Larry Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Britton and Larry Jackson

Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.86
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.54
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.5
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.41
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.83
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
3.4
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.36
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3206
8.84
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.01
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.71
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.22
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
2.27
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.29
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.84
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1709
4.71
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.15
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.19
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
37.98
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13593
37.5
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.02
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.2
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.03
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
3.88
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
34.35
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12701
35.04
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Britton and Larry Jackson

Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.86
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.71
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
1.81
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.62
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
2.52
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.077
0.077
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Britton and Larry Jackson

Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
78
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
301.51
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
600
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
548.15
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
85.57
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
70.47
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.02
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.1
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.68
19.47
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
105.7
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
108.22
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
38.76
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.91
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.19
11.67
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
20.64
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
156.04
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.19
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.05
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.52
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40