Skeeter Barnes vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Skeeter Barnes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Skeeter Barnes and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .698) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .309). Skeeter Barnes had the advantage in slugging (.389 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 Skeeter Barnes and Jon Jay

Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
353
313.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
614
545.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
159
141.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
42.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
72.72
64.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
212.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
204
181.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
84.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
73.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
145.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
74.15
65.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
41
36.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
65.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.12
9.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.89
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
52.63
52.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Skeeter Barnes and Jon Jay

Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.85
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3872
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1290.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
4.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
4.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.404
2.404
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.19
45.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Skeeter Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.26
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skeeter Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0