Grant Jackson vs. Buster Narum — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buster Narum 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 84 vs 83). Buster Narum held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 71). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Grant Jackson.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Buster Narum

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Buster Narum

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Buster Narum

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA