Al Jackson vs. Pete Meegan — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete Meegan
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Meegan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Meegan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.98 and 1.366 for Al Jackson. By the career numbers, Pete Meegan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Pete Meegan

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
8.94
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.64
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.23
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
38.85
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
6.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
36.33
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Pete Meegan

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.11
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.62
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.83
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.88
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.97
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.5
82.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Pete Meegan

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
171.43
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
579.59
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
65.27
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.41
26.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
122.45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.73
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
24.65
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Pete Meegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Pete Meegan
Career
Per 600 PA