Kevin Cron vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Kevin Cron
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueUnknown
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kevin Cron and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .665) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .245). Kevin Cron had the advantage in slugging (.420 vs .373). 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 Kevin Cron and Jon Jay

Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
287.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
538.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
15
91.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
61.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.5
64.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
226.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
24
146.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
12
73.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
97.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
134.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
48.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
15.3
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
214.29
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Kevin Cron and Jon Jay

Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
8.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Kevin Cron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.286
4.286
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0