Al Jackson vs. Merrill Kelly — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Merrill Kelly
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Merrill Kelly a clear advantage over Al Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Merrill Kelly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 95). Al Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 109). Merrill Kelly was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Merrill Kelly

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.47
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.08
55.08
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
8.1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.74
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.68
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
8.13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4143
36.98
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.68
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3800
33.92
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Merrill Kelly

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.73
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.8
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.81
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.72
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.62
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.78
93.78
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Merrill Kelly

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
874.58
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.39
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.59
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.33
-32.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
194.56
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
264.41
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.64
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.04
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA