George Grant vs. Gentry Jessup — Career Comparison

George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gentry Jessup
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gentry Jessup built a career as a starting pitcher and George Grant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gentry Jessup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. By the career numbers, Gentry Jessup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Grant and Gentry Jessup

George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.37
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
8.5
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.03
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.31
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.46
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
38.81
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.34
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.76
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
34.53
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for George Grant and Gentry Jessup

George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.36
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.92
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.24
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.15
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Grant and Gentry Jessup

George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
633.03
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
83
247.76
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
104
572.48
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
582.09
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
113.43
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
12
66.06
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.88
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
12.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
28.49
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
140.3
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
15
82.57
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
122.39
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.79
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.85
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.54
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
71.64
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.8
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.35
27.9
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.96
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
38
209.17
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.94
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA