Zach Jackson vs. Jeff Lahti — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Lahti
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Lahti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Lahti posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Jeff Lahti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Jeff Lahti

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
7.93
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.49
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.38
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.31
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.3
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.23
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
33.04
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Jeff Lahti

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.54
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.31
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.52
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.05
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.42
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Jeff Lahti

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
3153.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
4.57
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.98
-45.78
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
20
307.69
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0