Al Jackson vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 3.98 and 1.366 for Al Jackson. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Jackson and Bill Vinton

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.93
60.93
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.66
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.64
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
4.78
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.23
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
38.49
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
39.98
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4.7
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5496
35.6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Al Jackson and Bill Vinton

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.96
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.1
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.73
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.01
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.88
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.75
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.57
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.55
84.55
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Jackson and Bill Vinton

Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
468.2
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
141
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
546.03
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.83
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.06
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
12.65
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.6
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.44
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
28.87
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.3
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
74.06
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
106.38
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-3.68
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.32
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.79
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
194.56
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
3.08
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.64
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA