Al Jackson vs. Kris Medlen — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Kris Medlen a clear advantage over Al Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Kris Medlen led in run prevention (ERA+ 163 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 112). Kris Medlen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Kris Medlen

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.61
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
8.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.74
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.75
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.64
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.71
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
33.88
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Kris Medlen

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.61
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.38
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.88
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.97
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.92
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.68
43.68
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Kris Medlen

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
689.61
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.48
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.44
25.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.88
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
28.87
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
62.34
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
17.95
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
194.56
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
233.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.64
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100