Grant Jackson vs. Rick James — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rick James
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick James built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 13.5 and 2.357 for Rick James. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Rick James

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
17.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.36
17.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
40.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Rick James

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Rick James

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA