Jon Jay vs. Maury Wills — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Maury Wills
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jon Jay holds a real edge over Maury Wills in this comparison. Jon Jay led in home run production (HR/PA+ 47 vs 17), slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 105). Maury Wills held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 177 vs 121). The edge belongs to Jon Jay.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Maury Wills

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1942
140.32
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8304
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7588
548.27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2134
154.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
840
116.83
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
134.83
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
177
12.79
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.15
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
19.36
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
64.23
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
181.58
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2702
195.23
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067
77.1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1505
108.74
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.67
71.51
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
39.88
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.88
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
49.42
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
8.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.1
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.65
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
42.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.59
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
15.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
57.37
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.8
73.8

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Maury Wills

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
1.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
1.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48847
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16282.1
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
2.25
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
1.54
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5512
3.05
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
0.18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8629
4.77
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
4.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
96.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.326
4.326
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
0.51
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0