Edwin Jackson vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Nolan Ryan a clear advantage over Edwin Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Nolan Ryan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 93). Edwin Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 83 vs 57). Nolan Ryan was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Jackson and Nolan Ryan

Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.18
77.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2094
9.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
3.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1508
6.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8569
39.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
5.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7628
35.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Edwin Jackson and Nolan Ryan

Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.44
91.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.18
77.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Jackson and Nolan Ryan

Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
768.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
531.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.78
22.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
105.67
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.84
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
17.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
229.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50