Grant Jackson vs. Cesar Vargas — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cesar Vargas
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cesar Vargas 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 5.03 and 1.676 for Cesar Vargas. 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 Cesar Vargas

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
40.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Cesar Vargas

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Cesar Vargas

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA