Grant Jackson vs. Jack Knott — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Knott
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Knott 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 4.97 and 1.560 for Jack Knott. 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 Jack Knott

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.32
44.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.08
59.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4671
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
10.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
3.71
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
2.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7007
40.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
5.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6345
36.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Jack Knott

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.019
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Jack Knott

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
325
348.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
517.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
62.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
59.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.93
10.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
92.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
34.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
59.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-0.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
212
227.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
52.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA