Al Jackson
1959–1969 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
373G
.159AVG
.184OBP
.207SLG
More career statistics
69H
1HR
23RBI
2SB
67–99W–L
1,389.1IP
738K
3.98ERA
184GS
10SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 5,942 | 5,943 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | 478 | 435 | 37 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 155 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 90 | .159 | .184 | .207 | .391 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,389.3 | 302 | 184 | 54 | 67 | 99 | 10 | 1,449 | 725 | 614 | 115 | 407 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 1.336 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1967-04-15 to 1967-05-29
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1963-07-24 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1963-09-15 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1962-06-22 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 195 | 243 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 78 | .182 | .198 | .259 |
| Away | 178 | 235 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 77 | .135 | .145 | .153 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .175 | .182 | .200 |
| May | 59 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 29 | .222 | .233 | .284 |
| June | 68 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | .122 | .159 | .135 |
| July | 73 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | .177 | .163 | .278 |
| August | 69 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | .123 | .136 | .192 |
| September | 66 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | .133 | .148 | .145 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 47 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | .105 | .119 | .158 |
| san-francisco-giants | 46 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .159 | .167 | .205 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 44 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .111 | .100 | .178 |
| houston-astros | 44 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | .145 | .152 | .161 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 42 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .167 | .191 | .217 |
| cincinnati-reds | 37 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | .155 | .200 | .172 |
| chicago-cubs | 36 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .167 | .200 | .208 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .146 | .128 | .195 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 18 | 13 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 23 | 15 |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 44 | 73 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .068 | 231 | 118 |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 49 | 79 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .203 | 227 | 142 |
| 1964 | New York Mets | 50 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 4 | – | .153 | 213 | 112 |
| 1965 | New York Mets | 56 | 60 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .117 | 205 | 120 |
| 1966 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 74 | 13 | – | 5 | 2 | .176 | 232 | 90 |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 31 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .258 | 107 | 43 |
| 1968 | New York Mets | 27 | 28 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .250 | 92 | 59 |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets | 42 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 38 | 26 |