Grant Jackson vs. Jim Kern — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jim Kern a clear advantage over Grant Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Jim Kern led in home run suppression (HR9+ 169 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 84). Grant Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 68). Jim Kern was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Jim Kern

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.47
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3422
38.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.93
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Jim Kern

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Jim Kern

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA