Al Jackson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Cliff Lee a clear advantage over Al Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Cliff Lee led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 112), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 95). Al Jackson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 94). Cliff Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Cliff Lee

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Cliff Lee

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Cliff Lee

Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
28.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
194.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50