Ty Cobb vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Jon Jay across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 47), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 98), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 114). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Jon Jay

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
5.37
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Jon Jay

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ty Cobb and Jon Jay

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36