Grant Jackson vs. Norris Phillips — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Norris Phillips
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norris Phillips 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 4.98 and 1.892 for Norris Phillips. 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 Norris Phillips

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
40.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.892
1.892
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
32.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Norris Phillips

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Norris Phillips

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
69.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
90.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA