Jon Jay vs. Joe Simmons — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Simmons
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaChicago White StockingsUnknownFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Simmons. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .226). 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 Joe Simmons

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
58
127.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
595.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
131.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
46
100.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
14
30.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16.29
35.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
76
166.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
135.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
65.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
164.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16.5
36.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.5
68.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Joe Simmons

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.35
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
4.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Joe Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.069
4.069
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.86
75.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0