Jon Jay vs. Bill Perkins — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Perkins
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Bill Perkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Perkins posted stronger numbers in slugging (.397 vs .373) and home run production (27 career HR at a higher rate). Jon Jay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .332). By the career numbers, Bill Perkins 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 Bill Perkins

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
526
162.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1939
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
542.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
151.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
364
112.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.97
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.35
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
38.68
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241.19
74.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
215.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
630
194.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
74.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
88.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
154.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267.93
82.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
41.16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.15
149.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Bill Perkins

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12263
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087.2
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
4.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
5.83
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2567
5.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.908
4.908
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Bill Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0