Jon Jay vs. Jason Thompson — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jason Thompson
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Jason Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .664) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .235). Jason Thompson had the advantage in slugging (.429 vs .373). 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 Jason Thompson

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
152.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
576.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
62.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
247.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
58.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Jason Thompson

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
8.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.231
8.231
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0