Al Jackson vs. Ed Keas — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Keas
Pre-GenerationalIowaNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Keas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Keas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.29 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 3.98 and 1.366 for Al Jackson. By the career numbers, Ed Keas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Ed Keas

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.64
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.23
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
38.47
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.94
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
36.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Ed Keas

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.73
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.01
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.88
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
2.75
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Ed Keas

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-16.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
3.08
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA