Jon Jay vs. Matt Thaiss — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Matt Thaiss
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Thaiss. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .321). Matt Thaiss had the advantage in home run production (23 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Matt Thaiss

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
190.43
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
961
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
819
511.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
172
107.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
119
74.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
53
33.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.62
60.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
307
191.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
92
57.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
59.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
164
102.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.34
60.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
78.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.99
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Matt Thaiss

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5871
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
7.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.52
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
7.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.119
6.119
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.06
79.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11