Jon Jay vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Jon Jay and Matt Kata

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
202.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
49.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
99.21
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Matt Kata

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.371
3.371
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0