Thad Christopher vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Thad Christopher
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Thad Christopher and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.351 vs .340) and batting average (.283 vs .250). Thad Christopher had the advantage in home run production (14 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jon Jay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Thad Christopher and Jon Jay

Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
193
159.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
727
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
632
521.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
158
130.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
109
89.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
40.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.88
75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
240
198.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
244
201.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
67.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
133.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.09
79.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
69.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363.5
363.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.43
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Thad Christopher and Jon Jay

Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
2.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.72
93.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.855
1.855
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Thad Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.78
93.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thad Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0