Scott Downs vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Scott Downs a clear advantage over Grant Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Scott Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 71), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 84). Grant Jackson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 89). Scott Downs was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Grant Jackson

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
3.99
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2870
34.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Grant Jackson

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Grant Jackson

Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
175.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA