Matt Ford vs. Edwin Jackson — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edwin Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.78 and 1.486 for Edwin Jackson. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Edwin Jackson

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.49
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.61
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.78
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2094
9.62
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
3.58
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
6.92
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8569
39.35
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
5.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.32
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628
35.03
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Edwin Jackson

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.86
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.52
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.44
91.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Edwin Jackson

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
768.36
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
531.94
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.76
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.01
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.75
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.78
22.89
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
105.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
112.84
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.99
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.28
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
62.69
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.92
17.76
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
25.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
229.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.19
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50