Jon Jay vs. Bill Sharp — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jon Jay comes out clearly ahead of Bill Sharp across most offensive categories. Jon Jay led in on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 91), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 97), and walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 68). Bill Sharp held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 161 vs 121). Jon Jay was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Bill Sharp

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
195.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
1221
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1104
542.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
281
138.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
212
104.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
52
25.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
69
33.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
110.44
54.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
376
184.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
363
178.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
122
59.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
95
46.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
208
102.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
119.77
58.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
75
36.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
53.56
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Bill Sharp

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7997
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2665.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
2.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.53
98.53
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.86
76.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0