Grant Jackson vs. Joe Vernon — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Vernon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Vernon 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 11.05 and 2.591 for Joe Vernon. 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 Joe Vernon

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.74
17.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
13.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
25.77
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.591
2.591
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.77
25.77

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Joe Vernon

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.55
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4078
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359.1
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.99
11.99
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Joe Vernon

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA