Danny Jackson vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Danny Jackson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.09
46.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.78
91.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
4.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6218
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2072.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2110
9.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
3.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
5.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
39.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
4.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.51
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7935
34.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Danny Jackson and Leon Williams

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6218
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2072.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.69
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.07
92.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Jackson and Leon Williams

Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
432.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
519.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.57
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
12.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
85.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
78.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
34.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
68.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-1.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.15
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
219
265.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA