Jon Jay vs. Jimmy Sexton — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Sexton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Sexton. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .581) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .283). Jimmy Sexton had the advantage in home run production (5 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 Jimmy Sexton

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
343.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
541.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
81
117.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
93.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
38.96
56.74
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
161.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
166.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
34.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
72
104.85
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
38.86
56.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
103.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
52.43
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.74
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Jimmy Sexton

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2905
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
968.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.806
2.806
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.38
64.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Jimmy Sexton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Sexton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0