Grant Jackson vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Russ Van Atta
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Van Atta 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 5.6 and 1.693 for Russ Van Atta. 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 Russ Van Atta

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
5.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
10.59
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
4.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.993
0.993
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
41.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.83
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
6.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2913
36.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Russ Van Atta

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Russ Van Atta

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
208
552.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
206
546.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.78
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.13
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.22
45.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
90.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100