Heisenberg beating Jack is the equivalent of beating Swearengen.
Heisenberg took out Gus, that's the same as taking out Tony.
Heisenberg then pays the vacuum guy and gets away with it w/o reprisal. And he has 9 million to hire his own hit squads.
as far as acting goes I'd rank em 1. Cranston, 2. Gandolfini, 3. McShane, but Swearegen is the most badass of the 3