Grant Jackson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84). Role difference aside, Luis Tiant holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Luis Tiant

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Luis Tiant

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Luis Tiant

Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50