Jon Jay vs. Paul Schaal — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Paul Schaal
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Jon Jay and Paul Schaal are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Jon Jay, 112 for Paul Schaal), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 98). The overall lean goes to Paul Schaal, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Paul Schaal

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
1128
163.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
4149
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
3555
514.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
869
125.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
654
94.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
132
19.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
8.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
215
31.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
441.82
63.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
1224
177.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
1407
203.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
436
63.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
323
46.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
702
101.52
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
470.07
67.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
74.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
67.39
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.9
8.9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
11.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
43
6.22
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 600 PA
53.09
53.09

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Paul Schaal

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
1.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
1.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26842
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8947.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
0.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
2.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3060
3.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2887
2.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.35
94.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.637
2.637
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.96
91.96
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Paul Schaal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Schaal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0