Don Drysdale vs. Grant Jackson — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Don Drysdale 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. Don Drysdale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 92). Role difference aside, Don Drysdale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Grant Jackson

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Grant Jackson

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Grant Jackson

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA