Al Downing vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing 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. Al Downing led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 92). Grant Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 91). Role difference aside, Al Downing holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Grant Jackson

Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Grant Jackson

Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Grant Jackson

Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
37.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA