Grant Jackson vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Hal Smith
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Smith 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 3.77 and 1.352 for Hal Smith. 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 Hal Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Hal Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Hal Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
425
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
558.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
8.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.33
-11.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
208.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA