Jon Jay vs. Butch Wynegar — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Butch Wynegar
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Jon Jay and Butch Wynegar are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Jon Jay, 113 for Butch Wynegar), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Butch Wynegar, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Butch Wynegar

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1301
154.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5067
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4330
512.73
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1102
130.49
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
100.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
176
20.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.78
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
7.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
34.35
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
30.31
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
500.23
69.57
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544.17
64.44
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1503
177.98
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1745
206.63
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
73.99
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
498
58.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
59.92
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939
111.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541.26
75.28
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590.13
69.88
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
74.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.85
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
50.68
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.84
11.84
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
6.87
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.62
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.26
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
12.52
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
119
14.09
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.54
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.72
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 600 PA
43.48
43.48

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Butch Wynegar

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
1.07
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
1
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31569
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10523
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6281
5.37
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
0.5
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.06
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6939
5.93
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
5.87
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.496
5.496
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.08
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Wynegar
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
0.61
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Wynegar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
0.41