Grant Jackson vs. Fred Newman — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Newman
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Newman 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. Fred Newman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 177 vs 71), walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 84). Grant Jackson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 66). Role difference aside, Fred Newman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Fred Newman

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
8.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
3.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2512
37.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
34.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Fred Newman

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Fred Newman

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
115
323.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
183
515.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
70.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
22.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
98.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
115.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
53.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.73
16.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
202.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100