Kyle Higashioka vs. Jon Jay — Career Comparison

Kyle Higashioka
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kyle Higashioka and Jon Jay are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .673) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .263). Kyle Higashioka had the advantage in slugging (.410 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 Kyle Higashioka and Jon Jay

Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
195.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
1513
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1407
557.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
307
121.74
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
175
69.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
62
24.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
52.35
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
161.83
64.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
228.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
397
157.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
156
61.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
84.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
119.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
149.52
59.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
86
34.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
154.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Kyle Higashioka and Jon Jay

Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
1.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10613
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3537.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3729
9.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3881
9.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
9.79
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.18
99.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.386
8.386
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.71
86.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Higashioka
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Higashioka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0