Tom Alston vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Tom Alston
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Alston. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .669) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .311). Tom Alston had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jon Jay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Alston and Jon Jay

Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
182.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
543.81
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
66
132.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
29.69
59.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
97
194.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
124.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
30.27
60.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Tom Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Tom Alston and Jon Jay

Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
8.85
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
10.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.395
8.395
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.25
80.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Tom Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.92
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0