Johnny Davis vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Johnny Davis and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.351 vs .250) and batting average (.283 vs .250). Johnny Davis had the advantage in OPS (1.000 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 Johnny Davis and Jon Jay

Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
85.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
119.85
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Johnny Davis and Jon Jay

Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
2.29
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.58
99.58
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0