Jon Jay vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Jon Jay led in walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 53), on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 94), and contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 107). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 47). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Fred Whitfield

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
167.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
39.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Fred Whitfield

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0