Grant Jackson vs. Gary Knotts — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Gary Knotts
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Knotts 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 5.45 and 1.519 for Gary Knotts. 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 Gary Knotts

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
9.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
40.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
35.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Gary Knotts

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.616
0.616
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Gary Knotts

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
5733.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
72.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA