Jon Jay vs. Hank Sauer — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Hank Sauer
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Hank Sauer in this comparison. Jon Jay led in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 75), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 101), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 104). Hank Sauer held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 270 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Hank Sauer

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1399
155.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5414
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4796
531.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1278
141.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
771
85.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
22.16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
31.92
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
56.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821.86
91.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
263.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1873
207.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
78.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
97.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
143.74
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
830.88
92.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
62.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
79.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
11.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.33
73.33

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Hank Sauer

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
3.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10162
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3387.1
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
7.2
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.2
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2924
7.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2850
7.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.251
2.251
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.99
31.99
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Hank Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0