Jon Jay vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Mike Vail in this comparison. Jon Jay led in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 60), walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 60), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 96). Mike Vail held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Mike Vail

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
71
24.99
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
40.82
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
642
225.92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
77.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
12.52
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Mike Vail

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
2.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
2.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
2.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.58
83.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0