Sonny Jackson vs. Jerry Narron — Career Comparison

Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop
Jerry Narron
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sonny Jackson and Jerry Narron are closely matched on the surface stats. Sonny Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.613 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .277). Jerry Narron had the advantage in slugging (.318 vs .303). By the career numbers, Sonny Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sonny Jackson and Jerry Narron

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
165.66
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
392
254
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
926
600
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3055
540.71
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
544.28
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
135.75
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
177
114.69
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
131
84.88
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.3
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.61
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
29.81
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297.88
52.72
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
75.5
48.92
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
173
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
181.95
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
248
160.69
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
70.09
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
64
41.47
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
62.2
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
97.52
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
139
90.06
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.13
58.78
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
73.46
47.6
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.59
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
44.25
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
67
43.41
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.18
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
46.9
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
82.29
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
12.79
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.83
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.89
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.2
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
13.61
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.19
71.19
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Sonny Jackson and Jerry Narron

Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.12
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.5
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
0.99
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
0.94
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
4.89
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
4.46
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
5.32
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3212
4.25
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
5.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.783
3.783
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.505
3.505
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.7
62.7
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Narron
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.71
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Narron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.31