Ray Blades vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Ray Blades
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Ray Blades and Jay Johnstone 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+ 110 for Ray Blades, 108 for Jay Johnstone), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ray Blades and Jay Johnstone

Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
767
161.7
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
2415
509.14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
153.06
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
103.72
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
28.04
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
10.75
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
50
10.54
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
49.33
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466.81
98.41
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1111
234.22
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1104
232.75
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
98.45
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
71.68
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
757
159.59
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483.77
101.99
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.91
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
69.78
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
65.35
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
632
72.52
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
9.18
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
11.17
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.96
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
5.74
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.64
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Ray Blades
Career
Per 600 PA
55
11.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Ray Blades and Jay Johnstone

Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30296
27
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10098.2
9
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.12
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
1429
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Ray Blades
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.205
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Blades
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0