Jon Jay vs. Eddie Yost — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Yost
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Yost holds a real edge over Jon Jay in this comparison. Eddie Yost led in walk rate (BB%+ 190 vs 82), home run production (HR/PA+ 93 vs 47), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 123 vs 111). Jon Jay held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 121 vs 102). The edge belongs to Eddie Yost.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Eddie Yost

Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2109
137.92
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9175
600
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3838
533.8
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7346
480.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
151.18
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1863
121.83
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1331
87.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
25.73
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
22.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
3.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
9.09
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
34.79
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1213.31
79.34
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1433
199.3
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
178.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
206.12
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3576
233.85
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1215
79.46
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
47.43
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
44.66
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
116.27
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1759
115.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1275.1
83.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
99
6.47
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1614
105.55
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.98
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
920
60.16
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.97
9.97
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
6.41
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
8.7
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
4.32
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.24
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
9.02
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Eddie Yost

Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
1.15
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
2.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
1.03
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25772
27
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8590.2
9
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2436
2.55
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3663
3.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6370
6.67
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6099
6.39
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.75
95.75
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.997
2.997
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.42
86.42
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.26
48.26
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.37
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0