Jon Jay vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Jon Jay
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Young posted the stronger offensive profile against Jon Jay. Ed Young posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .725) and slugging (.410 vs .373). Jon Jay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .338). By the career numbers, Ed Young had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jon Jay and Ed Young

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
167.04
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
182
150
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4314
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3838
533.8
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
151.18
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
116.83
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
130
107.14
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
25.73
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.15
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
34.35
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.23
69.57
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1433
199.3
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1482
206.12
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
245
201.92
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
73.99
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
47.43
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
116.27
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.26
75.28
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
15.3
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.59
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
39.64
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
42.03
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.06
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
716
99.58
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.3
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.62
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
90
12.52
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.65
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.59
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
12.24
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Jon Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Jon Jay and Ed Young

Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.15
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
0.99
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25166
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8388.2
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
2.25
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
2.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
2.29
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.994
1.994
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.42
86.42
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Jon Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0