Grant Jackson vs. Jake Volz — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jake Volz
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Volz 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 6.1 and 1.643 for Jake Volz. 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 Jake Volz

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.43
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
40.62
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
33.86
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
33.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Jake Volz

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.13
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.49
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Jake Volz

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
660
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA