Grant Jackson vs. Buck Ross — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Ross 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 4.94 and 1.551 for Buck Ross. 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 Buck Ross

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.79
76.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
4.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
10.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
3.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6141
40.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
5.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
36.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Buck Ross

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Buck Ross

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
237
284.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
537.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
20.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
106.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
109.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
32.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
57.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.18
12.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
169.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
3.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA