Grant Jackson vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing 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 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. 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 Red Ruffing

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
0.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Red Ruffing

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Red Ruffing

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50