Danny Jackson vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Danny Jackson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers led in run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 96). Danny Jackson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lance McCullers.

Pitching Stats for Danny Jackson and Lance McCullers

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.09
46.09
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.78
91.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
4.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2110
9.16
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
3.54
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
5.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8986
39.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
4.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7935
34.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Danny Jackson and Lance McCullers

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
1.82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.07
92.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Jackson and Lance McCullers

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
432.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
519.84
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
12.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
85.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
78.95
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
68.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-1.99
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
219
265.99
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.43
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100