Jon Jay vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Jon Jay led in on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 102), home run production (HR/PA+ 47 vs 39), and walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 77). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 121). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Eddie Waitkus

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Eddie Waitkus

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0