Grant Jackson vs. Steve Kealey — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Kealey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kealey a clear advantage over Grant Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kealey led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 79). Grant Jackson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 91). Steve Kealey was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Steve Kealey

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.84
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.47
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
38.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.93
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
34.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Steve Kealey

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.216
0.216
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Steve Kealey

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
3088.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
25.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-15.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
333.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA