Jon Jay vs. Pete Whisenant — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Pete Whisenant
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Jon Jay and Pete Whisenant are closely matched on the surface stats. Jon Jay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .683) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .285). Pete Whisenant had the advantage in slugging (.399 vs .373). 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 Pete Whisenant

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
260.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
1096
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
988
540.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
221
120.99
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
130
71.17
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
46
25.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.38
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
49.82
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
118.6
64.93
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
394
215.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
308
168.61
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
76.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
73.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
129.74
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
114.16
62.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
99.58
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
107.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
6.03
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
5.59
5.59
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.95
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.74
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
22
12.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Pete Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.27
77.27

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Pete Whisenant

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.53
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
0.99
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.96
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6112
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2037.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.91
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
2.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.63
98.63
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.994
1.994
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.879
1.879
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.72
62.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0