Grant Jackson vs. Denny Stark — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. 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 Denny Stark

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Denny Stark

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.56
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Denny Stark

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
74
541.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
71
519.51
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
19.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
95.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-0.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
204.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA