Jon Jay vs. Denard Span — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Denard Span
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Jon Jay and Denard Span 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, 111 for Denard Span), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 100). The overall lean goes to Denard Span, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Denard Span

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1359
136.9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5956
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5326
536.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1498
150.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
109.81
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
7.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
41.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.24
77.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
213.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
206.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
77.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
49.36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
120.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809.96
81.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.63
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
51.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
72.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.32
8.32
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Denard Span
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.72
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
8.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
18.64
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.94
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
24.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.82
75.82

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Denard Span

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
1.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
1.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34083
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11361
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3198
2.53
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3274
2.59
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3244
2.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.08
99.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Denard Span
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denard Span
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0