Danny Jackson vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Danny Jackson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Danny Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Jackson and Erik Sabel

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.41
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.09
46.09
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.78
91.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
4.01
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2110
9.16
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.58
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
3.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
5.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.22
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
39.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
4.61
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7935
34.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Danny Jackson and Erik Sabel

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.41
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.82
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.07
92.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Jackson and Erik Sabel

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
432.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
519.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
12.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
85.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
78.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
68.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.64
-1.99
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
265.99
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
2.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.43
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA