Jon Jay vs. Bill Spiers — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Spiers
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Jon Jay and Bill Spiers 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, 110 for Bill Spiers), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 97). The overall lean goes to Jon Jay, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Bill Spiers

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
195.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
3408
531.81
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
922
143.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
692
107.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
158
24.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
35.89
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
444.44
69.35
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
196.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
202.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
74.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
60.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
828
129.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
470.79
73.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.81
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
55.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
77.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
42
6.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
11.39
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
15.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
21.85
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.29
69.29

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Bill Spiers

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
0.97
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23342
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7780.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
1.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2226
2.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
4.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3529
4.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.53
96.53
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.09
74.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Bill Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
0.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0