Jon Jay vs. Eric Wedge — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Eric Wedge
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Eric Wedge are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Wedge posted stronger numbers in OPS (.770 vs .725) and slugging (.430 vs .373). Jon Jay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .340). By the career numbers, Eric Wedge 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 Eric Wedge

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
234
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
86
516
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
20
120
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
82.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
222
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
34
204
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.92
83.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Eric Wedge

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.58
99.58
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.667
4.667
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2