Joe Dawson vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dawson 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 4.15 and 1.448 for Joe Dawson. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Grant Jackson

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
8.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
39.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
35.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Grant Jackson

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Grant Jackson

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
543.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA