Grant Jackson vs. Jesse Petty — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jesse Petty
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jesse Petty 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 3.68 and 1.309 for Jesse Petty. 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 Jesse Petty

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.21
46.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.4
74.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.57
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
3.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3625
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1208.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1286
9.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
3.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
38.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4857
36.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Jesse Petty

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.193
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Jesse Petty

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
207
286.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
570.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
73.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
58.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.4
13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
89.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
82.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
31.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
64.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.74
-2.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
174.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100