Sonny Jackson vs. Matt Stairs — Career Comparison

Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop
Matt Stairs
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Matt Stairs comes out clearly ahead of Sonny Jackson across most offensive categories. Matt Stairs led in home run production (HR/PA+ 198 vs 13), slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 80), and walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 94). Sonny Jackson held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 170 vs 98). Matt Stairs was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sonny Jackson and Matt Stairs

Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
936
165.66
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1895
188.78
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6023
600
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3055
540.71
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5204
518.41
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
767
135.75
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1366
136.08
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
79.1
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
29.29
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.3
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26.4
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
56.98
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
297.88
52.72
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907.43
90.4
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2481
247.15
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
181.95
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2140
213.18
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
396
70.09
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770
76.71
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
89.56
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
551
97.52
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404
139.86
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
332.13
58.78
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891.66
88.83
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.68
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
44.25
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
71.43
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.88
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
46.9
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
1122
111.77
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
12.79
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.37
5.37
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.5
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.98
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.2
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
109
10.86
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.99
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.39
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.38
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.19
71.19
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Sonny Jackson and Matt Stairs

Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
1.12
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
1.22
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
0.99
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
1.06
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23733
27
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7911
9
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3159
3.59
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.24
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3370
4.46
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
3.88
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3212
4.25
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3374
3.84
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.83
98.83
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.783
3.783
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.99
87.99
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.37
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.23
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0