Grant Jackson vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Joe Nathan a clear advantage over Grant Jackson across the core pitching metrics. Joe Nathan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 84). Joe Nathan was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Joe Nathan

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.93
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Joe Nathan

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Joe Nathan

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA