Grant Jackson vs. Sam Jones — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sam Jones
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam Jones 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. Sam Jones led in strikeout rate (K%+ 149 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 84). Grant Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 72). Role difference aside, Sam Jones holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Sam Jones

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
1.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.81
68.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
7.75
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
4.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
7.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7204
38.84
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6301
33.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Sam Jones

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
1.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4874
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.58
67.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Sam Jones

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
327
327.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
533.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
81.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.94
14.97
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
91.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
30.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
167.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA