Jon Jay vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jon Jay posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jon Jay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Dave Watkins

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Dave Watkins

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3