Jon Jay vs. Preston Ward — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Preston Ward
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Preston Ward in this comparison. Jon Jay led in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 75), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 95), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 97). Preston Ward held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 84 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Preston Ward

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
744
190.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2346
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2067
528.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
522
133.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
374
95.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
21.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
12.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
37.85
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266.59
68.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
785
200.77
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
755
193.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
219
56.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
67.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
431
110.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281.22
71.92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
59.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
80.56
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
7.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.93
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.67
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Preston Ward

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.06
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7968
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3543
12.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4006
13.57
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
13.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.512
6.512
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.43
48.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0