Grant Jackson vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. 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 Nels Potter

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Nels Potter

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Nels Potter

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA