Luke Jackson vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Luke Jackson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Jackson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 96). Michael Wacha held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luke Jackson.

Pitching Stats for Luke Jackson and Michael Wacha

Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
8.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
8.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
9.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
39.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
34.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Luke Jackson and Michael Wacha

Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
8.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.113
0.113
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Jackson and Michael Wacha

Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
39100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-28.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-26.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luke Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luke Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100