Jon Jay vs. Tommy Watkins — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Tommy Watkins
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Tommy Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Watkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .725) and on-base percentage (.438 vs .351). Jon Jay had the advantage in slugging (.373 vs .357). By the career numbers, Tommy Watkins 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 Tommy Watkins

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
85.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
103.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
12.52
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Tommy Watkins

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.54
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.58
99.58
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0