Larry Jackson vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Larry Jackson
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Jackson and Wilbur Wood are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Larry Jackson and 98 for Wilbur Wood, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Jackson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Jackson and Wilbur Wood

Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.18
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.54
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.25
51.25
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.62
45.62
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.41
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
3.4
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3206
8.84
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2582
8.66
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.71
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
2.27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
2.43
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.29
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1709
4.71
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1411
4.73
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.15
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.19
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13593
37.5
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.2
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.66
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1405
3.88
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12701
35.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10209
34.23
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Larry Jackson and Wilbur Wood

Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.18
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.71
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
1.81
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.75
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
2.08
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
2.52
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.03
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.62
45.62
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Jackson and Wilbur Wood

Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
599
301.51
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
1025.2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
600
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
381
600
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
548.15
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
322
507.09
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
85.57
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.52
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
70.47
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.02
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.1
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.68
19.47
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
105.7
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
108.22
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
38.76
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.32
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.47
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.91
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
24
37.8
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.19
11.67
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.85
-15.51
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
20.64
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
156.04
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.19
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.52
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100