Jason Heyward vs. Matt Joyce — Career Comparison

Jason Heyward
MillenialNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Jason Heyward and Matt Joyce are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 109 for Jason Heyward, 106 for Matt Joyce), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Jason Heyward, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jason Heyward and Matt Joyce

Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1824
156.75
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6982
600
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6174
530.56
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1575
135.35
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
89.54
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
26.3
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.52
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
15.98
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
45.8
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
892.17
76.67
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2521
216.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2343
201.35
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
879
75.54
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
62.73
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
122.29
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903.59
77.65
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
564.09
77.72
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
5.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
60.67
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.32
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1238
106.39
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
5.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.52
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.92
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
8.94
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
10.74
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.7
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.17
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
14.44
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.4
74.4
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Jason Heyward and Matt Joyce

Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
1.11
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
1.01
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43613
27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14537.2
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.09
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.05
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.03
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3499
2.17
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3459
2.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.928
1.928
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.36
91.36
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Jason Heyward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.01
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Heyward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0