Sam Crawford vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Sam Crawford
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sam Crawford comes out clearly ahead of Jon Jay across most offensive categories. Sam Crawford led in home run production (HR/PA+ 302 vs 47), contact rate (K%+ 184 vs 121), and slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 98). Sam Crawford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and Jon Jay

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
142.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2097
118.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
25.94
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
48.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1624.99
92.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4328
245.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3744
212.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
78.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1519
86.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2813
159.32
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760.57
99.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760
43.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.85
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
18.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
13.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
20.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.44
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
23.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and Jon Jay

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
1.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
3.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
0.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5637
3.63
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5461
3.52
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.229
2.229
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0