Bob Chance vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Bob Chance
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Chance and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Chance posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .725) and slugging (.406 vs .373). Jon Jay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .331). By the career numbers, Bob Chance had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Chance and Jon Jay

Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
200.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
828
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
541.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
136
98.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
34
24.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
42.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.05
72.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
219.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
267
193.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
76
55.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
81.16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
118.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
101.43
73.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
49.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Bob Chance and Jon Jay

Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4615
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
6.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
7.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
7.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.154
6.154
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.05
90.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0