Grant Jackson vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee 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. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 84). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Cliff Lee

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Cliff Lee

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Cliff Lee

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50