Al Jackson vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Jackson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 102). Tug McGraw held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 76). Role difference aside, Al Jackson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Tug McGraw

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.23
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Tug McGraw

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Tug McGraw

Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.01
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
28.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
74.06
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
3.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA