Jon Jay vs. Andre Thornton — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Andre Thornton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andre Thornton holds a real edge over Jon Jay in this comparison. Andre Thornton led in home run production (HR/PA+ 224 vs 47), walk rate (BB%+ 176 vs 82), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 98). Jon Jay held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 100). The edge belongs to Andre Thornton.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Andre Thornton

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1565
149.21
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6293
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5291
504.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1342
127.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
823
78.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
23.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
24.12
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
49.48
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905.6
86.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2389
227.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2259
215.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
75.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
895
85.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1434
136.72
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896.81
85.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.91
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876
83.52
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
851
81.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
12.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
85
8.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
56.47
56.47

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Andre Thornton

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
1.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18773
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257.2
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6239
8.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
0.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.07
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6793
9.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6741
9.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.23
99.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.073
9.073
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.35
94.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Andre Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
0.8
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0