Jon Jay vs. Carl Sawatski — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Carl Sawatski
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Carl Sawatski are closely matched on the surface stats. Carl Sawatski posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .725) and slugging (.401 vs .373). Jon Jay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .345). By the career numbers, Carl Sawatski 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 Carl Sawatski

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
633
228.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
1661
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
1449
523.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
351
126.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
242
87.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
46
16.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.81
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
20.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
39.37
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205.46
74.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
209.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
548
197.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
133
48.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
76.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
288
104.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
203.89
73.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
68.99
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Carl Sawatski

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8463
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
6.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2166
6.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
6.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.8
98.8
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.65
69.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sawatski
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sawatski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.24