Lance Davis vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lance Davis 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 4.74 and 1.486 for Lance Davis. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Davis and Grant Jackson

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
39.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Lance Davis and Grant Jackson

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Davis and Grant Jackson

Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
33
535.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
9.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-7.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA