Wally Backman vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Wally Backman and Jon Jay are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Wally Backman, 111 for Jon Jay), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 98). The overall lean goes to Jon Jay, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Jon Jay

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Jon Jay

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0