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Grant Jackson

Q: When was Grant Jackson born?

Grant Jackson was born on September 28, 1942.

Q: Where was Grant Jackson born?

Grant Jackson was born in Fostoria, OH .

Q: How tall was Grant Jackson?

Grant Jackson was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Grant Jackson weigh when playing?

Grant Jackson weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Grant Jackson play?

Grant Jackson played 18 seasons.

Q: Is Grant Jackson in the Hall of Fame?

Grant Jackson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Grant Jackson have?

Grant Jackson had 889 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Grant Jackson played for?

Grant Jackson played for 6 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos and Kansas City Royals.

Q: How many World Series has Grant Jackson won?

Grant Jackson won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Grant Jackson retire?

Grant Jackson last played in 1982.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 28, 1942 in Fostoria, OH us

Died: February 2, 2021 in Canonsburg, PA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Fostoria HS (Fostoria, OH)

School: Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)

Debut: September 3, 1965 (Age 22-340d, 12,395th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 8, 1982 (Age 39-345d)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Grant Dwight Jackson

Nicknames: Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.0

ERA

3.46

692

1358.2

889

WHIP

1.312

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1962	19	PHI-min	C	4	5	.444	5.79	29	10		4	0		98.0	92	75	63	11	71	2	86	5	1	14				1.663	8.4	1.0	6.5	7.9	1.21	BAK CALL
1963	20	PHI-min	A	12	8	.600	3.89	28	25		11	0		176.0	164	100	76	15	87	2	159	3	2	4				1.426	8.4	0.8	4.4	8.1	1.83	BAK CALL
1964	21	PHI-min	A,AA	8	12	.400	4.26	24	23		10	2		148.0	145	84	70	10	93	1	179	0	0	24				1.608	8.8	0.6	5.7	10.9	1.92	EUG,CNG NORW,SOUL
1965	22	PHI-min	AAA	9	11	.450	3.95	32	24		7	1		155.0	151	80	68	13	60	11	158	2	0	5				1.361	8.8	0.8	3.5	9.2	2.63	ARK PCL
1965	22	PHI	NL	1	1	.500	7.24	6	2	2	0	0	0	13.2	17	11	11	4	5	0	15	0	0	0	61	49	5.22	1.610	11.2	2.6	3.3	9.9	3.00
1966	23	PHI-min	AAA	10	8	.556	3.96	23	23		7	1		134.0	126	64	59	11	58	0	132	1	0	11				1.373	8.5	0.7	3.9	8.9	2.28	SDG PCL
1966	23	PHI	NL	0	0		5.40	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	84	7.95	3.000	10.8	0.0	16.2	0.0	0.00
1967	24	PHI-min	WRk	1	2	.333	4.50	4	2		0	0		16.0	13	9	8	1	4	0	16	0	0	0				1.063	7.3	0.6	2.3	9.0	4.00	PHL FLIL
1967	24	PHI	NL	2	3	.400	3.84	43	4	12	0	0	1	84.1	86	40	36	3	43	7	83	2	1	5	376	89	2.63	1.530	9.2	0.3	4.6	8.9	1.93
1968	25	PHI	NL	1	6	.143	2.95	33	6	12	1	0	1	61.0	59	28	20	4	20	3	49	0	0	3	264	103	2.61	1.295	8.7	0.6	3.0	7.2	2.45
1969	26	PHI	NL	14	18	.438	3.34	38	35	2	13	4	1	253.0	237	114	94	16	92	3	180	5	3	7	1071	107	3.06	1.300	8.4	0.6	3.3	6.4	1.96	AS
1970	27	PHI	NL	5	15	.250	5.29	32	23	4	1	0	0	149.2	170	94	88	17	61	3	104	1	0	2	669	76	3.97	1.543	10.2	1.0	3.7	6.3	1.70
1971	28	BAL	AL	4	3	.571	3.13	29	9	0	0	0	0	77.2	72	31	27	7	20	5	51	2	0	4	318	108	3.16	1.185	8.3	0.8	2.3	5.9	2.55
1972	29	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	2.63	32	0	23	0	0	8	41.0	33	14	12	1	9	0	34	0	0	0	161	118	1.72	1.024	7.2	0.2	2.0	7.5	3.78
1973	30	BAL	AL	8	0	1.000	1.90	45	0	33	0	0	9	80.1	54	18	17	5	24	4	47	0	0	1	305	196	3.10	0.971	6.0	0.6	2.7	5.3	1.96
1974	31	BAL	AL	6	4	.600	2.57	49	0	32	0	0	12	66.2	48	19	19	7	22	4	56	1	0	2	272	135	3.30	1.050	6.5	0.9	3.0	7.6	2.55
1975	32	BAL	AL	4	3	.571	3.35	41	0	26	0	0	7	48.1	42	18	18	3	21	6	39	1	0	4	202	106	3.15	1.303	7.8	0.6	3.9	7.3	1.86
1976	33	TOT	AL	7	1	.875	2.54	34	2	14	1	1	4	78.0	57	22	22	2	25	2	39	3	0	2	310	136	3.04	1.051	6.6	0.2	2.9	4.5	1.56
1976	33	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	5.12	13	0	6	0	0	3	19.1	19	11	11	1	9	2	14	2	0	0	83	66	3.56	1.448	8.8	0.5	4.2	6.5	1.56
1976	33	NYY	AL	6	0	1.000	1.69	21	2	8	1	1	1	58.2	38	11	11	1	16	0	25	1	0	2	227	206	2.87	0.920	5.8	0.2	2.5	3.8	1.56
1977	34	PIT	NL	5	3	.625	3.86	49	2	19	0	0	4	91.0	81	44	39	11	39	8	41	1	1	0	385	103	4.73	1.319	8.0	1.1	3.9	4.1	1.05
1978	35	PIT	NL	7	5	.583	3.26	60	0	25	0	0	5	77.1	89	32	28	5	32	9	45	1	1	2	346	115	3.54	1.565	10.4	0.6	3.7	5.2	1.41
1979	36	PIT	NL	8	5	.615	2.96	72	0	29	0	0	14	82.0	67	32	27	9	35	5	39	2	1	3	339	132	4.56	1.244	7.4	1.0	3.8	4.3	1.11
1980	37	PIT	NL	8	4	.667	2.92	61	0	27	0	0	9	71.0	71	24	23	4	20	3	31	0	0	3	289	127	3.46	1.282	9.0	0.5	2.5	3.9	1.55
1981	38	TOT	NL	2	2	.500	3.77	45	0	20	0	0	4	43.0	44	19	18	3	19	5	21	0	1	4	189	97	3.86	1.465	9.2	0.6	4.0	4.4	1.11
1981	38	PIT	NL	1	2	.333	2.51	35	0	18	0	0	4	32.1	30	10	9	1	10	3	17	0	1	3	135	147	2.88	1.237	8.4	0.3	2.8	4.7	1.70
1981	38	MON	NL	1	0	1.000	7.59	10	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	14	9	9	2	9	2	4	0	0	1	54	48	6.82	2.156	11.8	1.7	7.6	3.4	0.44
1982	39	TOT	MLB	3	1	.750	5.31	21	0	11	0	0	0	39.0	43	28	23	8	21	4	15	2	1	2	183	78	6.38	1.641	9.9	1.8	4.8	3.5	0.71
1982	39	KCR	AL	3	1	.750	5.17	20	0	10	0	0	0	38.1	42	27	22	7	21	4	15	2	1	2	180	80	6.11	1.643	9.9	1.6	4.9	3.5	0.71
1982	39	PIT	NL	0	0		13.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	45	22.22	1.500	13.5	13.5	0.0	0.0
18 Yrs				86	75	.534	3.46	692	83	291	16	5	79	1358.2	1272	589	523	109	511	71	889	21	9	44	5749	105	3.49	1.312	8.4	0.7	3.4	5.9	1.74
162 Game Avg.				8	7	.534	3.46	61	7	26	1	0	7	119	112	52	46	10	45	6	78	2	1	4	504	105	3.49	1.312	8.4	0.7	3.4	5.9	1.74
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PIT (6 yrs)				29	19	.604	3.23	278	2	119	0	0	36	354.1	339	143	127	31	136	28	173	4	4	11	1497	119	4.04	1.341	8.6	0.8	3.5	4.4	1.27
PHI (6 yrs)				23	43	.348	3.99	154	70	32	15	4	3	563.1	571	288	250	44	224	16	431	8	4	17	2450	90	3.26	1.411	9.1	0.7	3.6	6.9	1.92
BAL (6 yrs)				24	12	.667	2.81	209	9	120	0	0	39	333.1	268	111	104	24	105	21	241	6	0	11	1341	124	3.02	1.119	7.2	0.6	2.8	6.5	2.30
KCR (1 yr)				3	1	.750	5.17	20	0	10	0	0	0	38.1	42	27	22	7	21	4	15	2	1	2	180	80	6.11	1.643	9.9	1.6	4.9	3.5	0.71
MON (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	7.59	10	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	14	9	9	2	9	2	4	0	0	1	54	48	6.82	2.156	11.8	1.7	7.6	3.4	0.44
NYY (1 yr)				6	0	1.000	1.69	21	2	8	1	1	1	58.2	38	11	11	1	16	0	25	1	0	2	227	206	2.87	0.920	5.8	0.2	2.5	3.8	1.56

NL (12 yrs)				53	62	.461	3.74	442	72	153	15	4	39	928.1	924	440	386	77	369	46	608	12	8	29	4001	99	3.60	1.393	9.0	0.7	3.6	5.9	1.65
AL (7 yrs)				33	13	.717	2.87	250	11	138	1	1	40	430.1	348	149	137	32	142	25	281	9	1	15	1748	123	3.27	1.139	7.3	0.7	3.0	5.9	1.98

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Grant Jackson born?

Grant Jackson was born on September 28, 1942.

Where was Grant Jackson born?

Grant Jackson was born in Fostoria, OH.

How tall was Grant Jackson?

Grant Jackson was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Grant Jackson weigh when playing?

Grant Jackson weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Grant Jackson play?

Grant Jackson played 18 seasons.

Is Grant Jackson in the Hall of Fame?

Grant Jackson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Grant Jackson play?

Grant Jackson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Grant Jackson have?

Grant Jackson had 889 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Grant Jackson played for?

Grant Jackson played for 6 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos and Kansas City Royals.

How many World Series has Grant Jackson won?

Grant Jackson won 1 World Series.

When did Grant Jackson retire?

Grant Jackson last played in 1982.

What are Grant Jackson's nicknames?

Buck is a nickname for Grant Jackson.

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