Edwin Jackson vs. Jim Roland — Career Comparison

Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edwin Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edwin Jackson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 89), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 83 vs 81). Jim Roland held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Edwin Jackson.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Jackson and Jim Roland

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.49
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.61
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.78
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2094
9.62
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
3.58
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
6.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
5.44
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.113
1.113
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.5
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8569
39.35
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1927
38.51
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
5.21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.32
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7628
35.03
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Edwin Jackson and Jim Roland

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.86
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.4
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.66
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.84
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.52
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.78
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Jackson and Jim Roland

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
768.36
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
531.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.76
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.75
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.78
22.89
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
105.67
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.84
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.99
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.28
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.69
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
17.76
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.07
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
229.25
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA