Jon Jay vs. Al Spangler — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Al Spangler
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Jon Jay and Al Spangler 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, 108 for Al Spangler), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 94). The overall lean goes to Jon Jay, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Al Spangler

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
912
209.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
2615
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
2267
520.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
594
136.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
460
105.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
87
19.96
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.97
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
134
30.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
298.47
68.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
796
182.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
900
206.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
307
70.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
175
40.15
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
461
105.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
320.98
73.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.52
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
67.69
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
53.69
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Al Spangler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
15.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Al Spangler
Career
Per 600 PA
53.62
53.62

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Al Spangler

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
0.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15193
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5064.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
1.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
2.29
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1090
1.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
1.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.34
97.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.05
76.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spangler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0