Grant Jackson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5749
38.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Roy Witherup

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Roy Witherup

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
561.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA