Cleon Jones vs. Jay Payton — Career Comparison

Cleon Jones
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Jay Payton
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Cleon Jones comes out clearly ahead of Jay Payton across most offensive categories. Cleon Jones led in walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 62), on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 107). Jay Payton held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 151 vs 93). Cleon Jones was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Cleon Jones and Jay Payton

Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1213
153.87
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1259
168.28
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4730
600
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
4489
600
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4263
540.76
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4154
555.22
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1196
151.71
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1157
154.64
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
112.52
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
815
108.93
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
183
23.21
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
25.8
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.19
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.01
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
93
11.8
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.91
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
309
39.2
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.71
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584.39
74.13
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
549.87
73.5
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1724
218.69
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1767
236.18
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1596
202.45
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
1444
193.01
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
71.67
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
74.98
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
66.47
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
69.77
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
996
126.34
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.85
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613.41
77.81
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
579.57
77.47
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.07
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.28
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
45.67
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
255
34.08
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.33
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.34
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
702
89.05
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
67.23
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6.74
6.74
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.92
8.92
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.3
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.14
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.2
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.28
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
13.7
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.44
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.54
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.28
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.09
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.28
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
17.63
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
79
10.56
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.47
65.47
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
59.49
59.49

Fielding Stats for Cleon Jones and Jay Payton

Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
1.08
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
1.15
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
1.02
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
0.99
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28717
27
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27913
27
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9572.1
9
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9304.1
9
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2280
2.14
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
2.45
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.08
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.06
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
2.27
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
2.54
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
2.22
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2596
2.51
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.062
2.062
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.191
2.191
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Cleon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.02
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0