Jason Bay vs. Jim Bottomley — Career Comparison

Jason Bay
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Bottomley comes out clearly ahead of Jason Bay across most offensive categories. Jim Bottomley led in home run production (HR/PA+ 226 vs 176), contact rate (K%+ 97 vs 73), and batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 106). Jason Bay held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 143 vs 114). Jim Bottomley was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jason Bay and Jim Bottomley

Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1278
145.83
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
5258
600
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4505
514.07
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7471
536.52
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1200
136.93
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
708
80.79
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
240
27.39
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.42
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
25.33
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
492
56.14
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
822.09
93.81
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
2166
247.17
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1892
215.9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.865
0.865
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
737
84.1
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
754
86.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1269
144.81
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
810.26
92.46
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.39
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
72.58
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.34
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1216
138.76
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.8
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.16
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.59
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
10.84
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.94
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
12.78
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.82
84.82
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
79.45
79.45

Fielding Stats for Jason Bay and Jim Bottomley

Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
1.06
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.03
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31973
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10657.2
9
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.94
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.06
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2398
2.03
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2371
2
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.891
1.891
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0