Grant Jackson vs. Sidney Williams — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sidney Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sidney Williams 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 4.28 and 1.610 for Sidney Williams. 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 Sidney Williams

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.28
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Sidney Williams

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Sidney Williams

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
200
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
96.4
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
290.91
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
83.33
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
98.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100