Al Jackson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 169lb (178cm, 76kg)

Born: December 26, 1935 in Waco, TX us

High School: Moore HS (Waco, TX)

School: Wiley College (Marshall, TX)

Debut: May 31, 1959 (Age 23-156d, 9,250th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1969 (Age 33-274d)
vs. HOU 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Alvin Neill Jackson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

W

L

ERA

3.98

G

303

GS

184

SV

IP

1389.1

SO

738

WHIP

1.336

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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
1955	19	PIT-min	B	8	5	.615	2.79	15	15					116.0	102	42	36	4	65									1.440	7.9	0.3	5.0			WAC BSTL
1956			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Mexico)
1957	21	PIT-min	A,AAA	0	3	.000	6.55	8	3					11.0	14	9	8		14									2.545	11.5		11.5			LIN,CLB WL,IL
1958	22	PIT-min	A	18	9	.667	2.07	31	29		16	4		230.0	189	99	53	14	101		162	4	1	4				1.261	7.4	0.5	4.0	6.3	1.60	LIN WL
1959	23	PIT-min	AAA	15	4	.789	2.33	26	19		12	4		162.0	130	47	42	11	51	5	111	1	0	3				1.117	7.2	0.6	2.8	6.2	2.18	CLB IL
1959	23	PIT	NL	0	0		6.50	8	3	1	0	0	0	18.0	30	14	13	1	8	3	13	0	0	2	84	60	3.15	2.111	15.0	0.5	4.0	6.5	1.63

1960	24	PIT-min	AAA	10	14	.417	3.06	35	29		8	4		197.0	159	81	67	8	58	4	122	5	1	6				1.102	7.3	0.4	2.6	5.6	2.10	CLB IL
1961	25	PIT-min	AAA	12	7	.632	2.89	31	26		12	1		196.0	187	80	63	15	44	0	166	3	0	7				1.179	8.6	0.7	2.0	7.6	3.77	CLB IL
1961	25	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	3.42	3	2	0	1	0	0	23.2	20	10	9	2	4	1	15	0	0	0	91	117	2.91	1.014	7.6	0.8	1.5	5.7	3.75
1962	26	NYM	NL	8	20	.286	4.40	36	33	2	12	4	0	231.1	244	132	113	16	78	5	118	5	0	9	997	94	3.57	1.392	9.5	0.6	3.0	4.6	1.51
1963	27	NYM	NL	13	17	.433	3.96	37	34	1	11	0	1	227.0	237	128	100	25	84	2	142	12	2	9	1000	87	3.93	1.414	9.4	1.0	3.3	5.6	1.69
1964	28	NYM	NL	11	16	.407	4.26	40	31	2	11	3	1	213.1	229	115	101	18	60	3	112	4	0	4	916	83	3.55	1.355	9.7	0.8	2.5	4.7	1.87
1965	29	NYM	NL	8	20	.286	4.34	37	31	2	7	3	1	205.1	217	111	99	17	61	4	120	8	2	6	884	81	3.43	1.354	9.5	0.7	2.7	5.3	1.97
1966	30	STL	NL	13	15	.464	2.51	36	30	2	11	3	0	232.2	222	82	65	18	45	10	90	3	1	4	950	144	3.41	1.148	8.6	0.7	1.7	3.5	2.00
1967	31	STL	NL	9	4	.692	3.95	39	11	13	1	1	1	107.0	117	61	47	7	29	5	43	1	0	2	460	83	3.43	1.364	9.8	0.6	2.4	3.6	1.48
1968	32	NYM	NL	3	7	.300	3.69	25	9	7	0	0	3	92.2	88	42	38	5	17	6	59	2	0	0	376	82	2.43	1.133	8.5	0.5	1.7	5.7	3.47
1969	33	TOT	NL	1	0	1.000	6.81	42	0	8	0	0	3	38.1	45	30	29	6	21	3	26	4	0	0	184	56	5.14	1.722	10.6	1.4	4.9	6.1	1.24
1969	33	NYM	NL	0	0		10.64	9	0	1	0	0	0	11.0	18	13	13	1	4	0	10	1	0	0	58	35	3.24	2.000	14.7	0.8	3.3	8.2	2.50
1969	33	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	5.27	33	0	7	0	0	3	27.1	27	17	16	5	17	3	16	3	0	0	126	72	5.91	1.610	8.9	1.6	5.6	5.3	0.94
10 Yrs				67	99	.404	3.98	303	184	38	54	14	10	1389.1	1449	725	614	115	407	42	738	39	5	36	5942	91	3.52	1.336	9.4	0.7	2.6	4.8	1.81
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.404	3.98	42	26	5	8	2	1	194	202	101	86	16	57	6	103	5	1	5	830	91	3.52	1.336	9.4	0.7	2.6	4.8	1.81

NYM (6 yrs)				43	80	.350	4.26	184	138	15	41	10	6	980.2	1033	541	464	82	304	20	561	32	4	28	4231	85	3.51	1.363	9.5	0.8	2.8	5.1	1.85
PIT (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.75	11	5	1	1	0	0	41.2	50	24	22	3	12	4	28	0	0	2	175	84	3.02	1.488	10.8	0.6	2.6	6.0	2.33
STL (2 yrs)				22	19	.537	2.97	75	41	15	12	4	1	339.2	339	143	112	25	74	15	133	4	1	6	1410	118	3.41	1.216	9.0	0.7	2.0	3.5	1.80
CIN (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.27	33	0	7	0	0	3	27.1	27	17	16	5	17	3	16	3	0	0	126	72	5.91	1.610	8.9	1.6	5.6	5.3	0.94

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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