Jon Jay vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .283). 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 Start

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Joe Start

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0