Herb Harris vs. Al Jackson — Career Comparison

Herb Harris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 10.29 and 2.714 for Herb Harris. By the career numbers, Al Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Harris and Al Jackson

Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
3.98
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.97
11.97
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
9.39
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.714
2.714
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Herb Harris and Al Jackson

Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4168
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389.1
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Harris and Al Jackson

Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67