Zach Jackson vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Craig Lefferts

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.94
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.91
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.38
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.69
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Craig Lefferts

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Craig Lefferts

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA