Tom Cooper vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Tom Cooper
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom Cooper and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in slugging (.373 vs .355) and home run production (37 career HR at a higher rate). Tom Cooper had the advantage in on-base percentage (.378 vs .351). 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 Tom Cooper and Jon Jay

Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
85
155.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
328
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
273
499.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
77
140.85
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
117.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.69
78.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
97
177.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
217.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
100.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
71.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
168.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47.56
87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
73.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Tom Cooper and Jon Jay

Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
5.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.62
96.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.133
4.133
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Tom Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0