Al Jackson vs. Win Mercer — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Jackson posted a career ERA of 3.98 against Win Mercer's 3.98, with WHIP of 1.366 and 1.544 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Win Mercer

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
3.98
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
9.39
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Win Mercer

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.73
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.01
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
1.95
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
2.88
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
2.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Win Mercer

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
478
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1773
540.82
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
86.61
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
11.9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.05
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.06
20.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
112.97
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
83
104.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.44
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
28.87
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
74.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.53
10.71
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
3.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.51
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100