Grant Jackson vs. Jim Romano — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Romano
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Romano 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 5.68 and 1.579 for Jim Romano. 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 Jim Romano

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
11.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
42.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
39.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Jim Romano

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

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Jim Romano

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA