Mike Diaz vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Mike Diaz
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mike Diaz and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Diaz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.752 vs .725) and slugging (.429 vs .373). Jon Jay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .323). By the career numbers, Mike Diaz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Diaz and Jon Jay

Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
228.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
770
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
683
532.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
169
131.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
109
84.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
46.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95.65
74.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
228.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
246
191.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
70
54.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
79.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
141
109.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
95.6
74.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
55.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
99.74
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
6.02
6.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
14.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
12.52
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Diaz and Jon Jay

Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4057
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
6.16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
6.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
6.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.6
98.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.713
4.713
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.86
80.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.39
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0