Jon Jay vs. Ted Williams — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ted Williams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Williams comes out clearly ahead of Jon Jay across most offensive categories. Ted Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 364 vs 47), walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 82), and slugging (SLG+ 179 vs 98). Ted Williams was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Ted Williams

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2292
140.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9791
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7706
472.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.088
1.088
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2654
162.64
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
94.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
32.17
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.35
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
31.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1117
68.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2370.09
145.24
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4884
299.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4714
288.88
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.116
1.116
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.323
1.323
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
110.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1839
112.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3116
190.95
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2279.39
139.68
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.39
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
123.85
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
43.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
13.81
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.47
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.54

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Ted Williams

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
3.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
1.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17062
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5687.1
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
6.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.22
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4413
6.98
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4300
6.8
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.998
1.998
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.32
33.32
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Jon Jay and Ted Williams

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5