Grant Jackson vs. Travis Smith — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Travis Smith
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis 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 6.53 and 1.621 for Travis 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 Travis Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.958
0.958
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
40.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
6.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
36.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Travis Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.452
0.452
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Travis Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
840
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-1.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA