Grant Jackson vs. Albert Overton — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Albert Overton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaLittle Rock GraysNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Albert Overton 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 4.68 and 1.592 for Albert Overton. 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 Albert Overton

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
11.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
42.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Albert Overton

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Albert Overton

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
378.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
19.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
19.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA