Al Jackson vs. Jim McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 3.98 and 1.366 for Al Jackson. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Jim McLaughlin

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
9.39
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Jim McLaughlin

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Jim McLaughlin

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17.57
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.34
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.44
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
74.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA