Grant Jackson vs. Cole Ragans — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cole Ragans
Gen ZFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Ragans 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 3.66 and 1.193 for Cole Ragans. 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 Cole Ragans

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
3.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
7.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
10.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.576
1.576
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
37.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
3.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1421
33.3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Cole Ragans

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Cole Ragans

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
600
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Cole Ragans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Ragans
Career
Per 600 PA