Jack Horner vs. Al Jackson — Career Comparison

Jack Horner
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Horner 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 9 and 2.000 for Jack Horner. By the career numbers, Al Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Horner and Al Jackson

Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
3.98
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
9.39
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.73
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.23
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jack Horner and Al Jackson

Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.01
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.88
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Horner and Al Jackson

Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.34
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
44.2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.44
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
74.06
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
59.46
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67