Grant Jackson vs. Jason Roach — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jason Roach
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Roach 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 12 and 2.000 for Jason Roach. 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 Jason Roach

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Jason Roach

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Jason Roach

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Jason Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Roach
Career
Per 600 PA