Jon Jay vs. Jimmy Welsh — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Welsh
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Jimmy Welsh in this comparison. Jon Jay led in walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 64), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 96). Jimmy Welsh held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 99 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Jimmy Welsh

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
715
143.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2993
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2684
538.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
778
155.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
569
114.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
127
25.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
41.9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385.89
77.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1104
221.32
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
981
196.66
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
77.58
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
57.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
128.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426.8
85.56
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
47
9.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
156
31.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
28.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
20.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
21.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
41
8.22
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.24
90.24

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Jimmy Welsh

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25166
27
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8388.2
9
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
2.29
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1928
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
2.29
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1873
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.711
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Jimmy Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0