Jon Jay vs. Bobby Thomson — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bobby Thomson
Greatest GenerationScotlandThrows RightBats RightNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Bobby Thomson in this comparison. Jon Jay led in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 95), on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 103), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 107). Bobby Thomson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 194 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Bobby Thomson

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1779
153.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6957
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6305
543.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
147.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1100
94.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
23.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
22.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
52.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.93
81.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2912
251.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2298
198.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
77.88
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1026
88.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1665
143.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
976.86
84.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
48.21
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
804
69.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
8.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
12.52
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
13.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.52
65.52

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Bobby Thomson

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
2.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
0.99
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16021
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5340.1
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
6.4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
0.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.2
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4411
7.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4292
7.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.525
2.525
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.53
34.53
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0