Jesse Altenburg vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Jesse Altenburg
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jesse Altenburg and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .313). Jesse Altenburg had the advantage in slugging (.387 vs .373). 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 Jesse Altenburg and Jon Jay

Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
345.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
66.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
77.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Jesse Altenburg and Jon Jay

Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25166
27
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8388.2
9
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
2.29
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Jesse Altenburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Altenburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0