Grant Jackson vs. Ed Sprague — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Grant Jackson a clear advantage over Ed Sprague across the core pitching metrics. Grant Jackson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 79). Ed Sprague held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 71). Grant Jackson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Ed Sprague

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.84
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
8.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.47
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
4.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
34.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Ed Sprague

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Ed Sprague

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
1709.52
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
312
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA