Grant Jackson vs. Bill Parsons — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Parsons
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Parsons 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. Bill Parsons led in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 84). Role difference aside, Bill Parsons holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Bill Parsons

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
8.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2224
38.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
33.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Bill Parsons

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Bill Parsons

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
93
336.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
139
502.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
83.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
65.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
25.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
22
79.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
21.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
220.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA