Al Jackson vs. Jim Mecir — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Mecir
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Mecir as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Mecir led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 107), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 95). Al Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 98). Role difference aside, Jim Mecir holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Jim Mecir

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.7
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.84
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.69
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.23
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
38.65
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.15
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
33.69
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Jim Mecir

Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.43
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.05
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Jim Mecir

Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
284400
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA