Zach Jackson vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Zach Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Brad Lidge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Brad Lidge

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.91
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.38
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Brad Lidge

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Brad Lidge

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-4.76
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA