Zach Jackson vs. Jon Leicester — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Leicester
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Leicester as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.566 compared to 5.88 and 1.500 for Jon Leicester. By the career numbers, Zach Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Jon Leicester

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.23
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.81
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.88
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
9.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.28
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.91
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.38
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
39.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
6.21
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
34.51
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Jon Leicester

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.23
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.208
0.208
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Jon Leicester

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
14400
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
415.38
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
4.57
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA