Jose Cardenal vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Jose Cardenal
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Cardenal comes out clearly ahead of Jon Jay across most offensive categories. Jose Cardenal led in home run production (HR/PA+ 102 vs 47), contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 121), and walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 82). Jon Jay held the edge in on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 110). Jose Cardenal was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Cardenal and Jon Jay

Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2017
157.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7696
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6964
542.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1913
149.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1396
108.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
25.96
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.59
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
10.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
40.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939.15
73.22
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2752
214.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2547
198.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
72.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
60.42
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1573
122.64
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
975.4
76.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
47.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.96
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
807
62.92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
4.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
25.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
10.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
36.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.3
70.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Jose Cardenal and Jon Jay

Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1846
1.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
1.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45583
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15194.1
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3964
2.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4223
2.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4128
2.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.236
2.236
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Jose Cardenal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cardenal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0