Danny Jackson vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Danny Jackson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Michael Wacha comes out ahead of Danny Jackson in this starter comparison. Michael Wacha led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 85). Danny Jackson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 94). The edge goes to Michael Wacha.

Pitching Stats for Danny Jackson and Michael Wacha

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.09
46.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.78
91.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
4.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2110
9.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
3.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
5.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8986
39.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
4.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.51
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7935
34.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Danny Jackson and Michael Wacha

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.07
92.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Jackson and Michael Wacha

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
432.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
519.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
12.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
85.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
78.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
68.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.64
-1.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
219
265.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100