Grant Jackson vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.46 and 1.365 for Grant Jackson. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Rube Vickers

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.46
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
4.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.24
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
33.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Rube Vickers

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Rube Vickers

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
90
301.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
163
546.37
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
21.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
100.56
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
120.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
56.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
17.76
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
113.97
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA