Jon Jay vs. Piggy Ward — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Piggy Ward
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Piggy Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted a career OPS of .725 against Piggy Ward's .779. On the surface stats, Jon Jay and Piggy Ward are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Piggy Ward

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
221
137.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
963
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
780
485.98
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
223
138.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
183
114.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.97
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
24.92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.98
102.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281
175.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
249.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.979
0.979
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
107.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
56.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
162.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166.65
103.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
22
13.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
97.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
45.48
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.19
13.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Piggy Ward

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5298
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
2.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.48
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
4.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
3.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.26
88.26
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.306
3.306
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0