Jon Jay vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Thompson. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .302). Tim Thompson had the advantage in home run production (8 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 Tim Thompson

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
200.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
553.93
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
131.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
187.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.64
57.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.43
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Tim Thompson

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.56
98.56
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27