Bud Connolly vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Bud Connolly
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bud Connolly and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in slugging (.373 vs .346) and batting average (.283 vs .262). Bud Connolly had the advantage in OPS (.738 vs .725). 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 Bud Connolly and Jon Jay

Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
195.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
127.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
90.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.17
73.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
37
168.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
231.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
54.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
95.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.28
78.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
14.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Bud Connolly and Jon Jay

Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25166
27
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8388.2
9
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
2.29
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.778
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Bud Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0