Norm Cash vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Norm Cash
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Norm Cash comes out clearly ahead of Jon Jay across most offensive categories. Norm Cash led in home run production (HR/PA+ 240 vs 47), walk rate (BB%+ 145 vs 82), and slugging (SLG+ 139 vs 98). Jon Jay held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 96). Norm Cash was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Norm Cash and Jon Jay

Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2089
158.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7910
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6705
508.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1820
138.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1161
88.07
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
18.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
28.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
49.99
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1267.48
96.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3274
248.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2953
223.99
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.881
0.881
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
79.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
83.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
134.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1267.63
96.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
90
6.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
79.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
8.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
82.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
10.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Norm Cash
Career
Per 600 PA
58.9
58.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Norm Cash and Jon Jay

Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
1.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
1.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48829
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16276.1
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15173
8.39
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
0.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Norm Cash
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16621
9.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16490
9.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Norm Cash
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.21
99.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.439
8.439
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Norm Cash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
0.74
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Norm Cash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Cash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Cash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Cash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0