Jon Jay vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Smith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Third Baseman

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .514) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .276). 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 Smith

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
147.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
517.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
82.35
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.44
37.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
158.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
135.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.32
43.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Jimmy Smith

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0