Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2010
- Draft
- 2006Rd 2, Pk 74
- College
- Miami
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2010
- Draft
- 2006Rd 2, Pk 74
- College
- Miami
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,201
- AB
- 3,838
- R
- 532
- H
- 1,087
- HR
- 37
- RBI
- 341
- SB
- 55
- AVG
- .283
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | STL | 105 | 287 | 47 | 86 | 4 | 27 | 2 | .300 |
| 2011 | STL | 159 | 455 | 56 | 135 | 10 | 37 | 6 | .297 |
| 2012 | STL | 117 | 443 | 70 | 135 | 4 | 40 | 19 | .305 |
| 2013 | STL | 157 | 548 | 75 | 151 | 7 | 67 | 10 | .276 |
| 2014 | STL | 140 | 413 | 52 | 125 | 3 | 46 | 6 | .303 |
| 2015 | STL | 79 | 210 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .210 |
| 2016 | SD | 90 | 347 | 49 | 101 | 2 | 26 | 2 | .291 |
| 2017 | CHC | 141 | 379 | 65 | 112 | 2 | 34 | 6 | .296 |
| 2018 |  KC/ARI | 143 | 527 | 74 | 141 | 3 | 40 | 4 | .268 |
| 2019 | CHW | 47 | 165 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .267 |
| 2020 | ARI | 18 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .160 |
| 2021 | LAA | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .357 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 67
- AB
- 213
- R
- 26
- H
- 48
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 16
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .225
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,315
- TB
- 1,433
- XBH
- 247
- HBP
- 110
- IBB
- 22
- GIDP
- 90
- P/PA
- 3.77
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | STL | 323 | 121 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | STL | 503 | 193 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | STL | 502 | 177 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2013 | STL | 628 | 203 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3.8 |
| 2014 | STL | 468 | 156 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | STL | 245 | 54 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | SD | 374 | 135 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | CHC | 433 | 142 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | KC/ARI | 586 | 183 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | CHW | 182 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | ARI | 57 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | LAA | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 12.6
- RC
- 502.0
- RC/27
- 4.60
- ISOP
- .090
- SECA
- .170
- BB/K
- 0.40
- AB/HR
- 103.7
- GO/FO
- 1.30
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | STL | 0.8 | 42.5 | 5.2 | .122 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 71.8 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | STL | 2.6 | 63.5 | 4.9 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 45.5 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | STL | 3.2 | 68.1 | 5.5 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 110.8 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | STL | 1.5 | 73.2 | 4.6 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 78.3 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | STL | 2.8 | 56.8 | 4.9 | .075 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 137.7 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | STL | -0.2 | 15.9 | 2.4 | .048 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 210 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | SD | 1.1 | 45.7 | 4.9 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 173.5 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | CHC | 1.1 | 54.4 | 5.2 | .079 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 189.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | KC/ARI | 0.8 | 60.9 | 4 | .080 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 175.7 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | CHW | -0.8 | 16.9 | 3.6 | .048 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | ARI | -0.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .080 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | LAA | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jon Jay's career stats?
Jon Jay played 12 seasons for the Cardinals, the Padres, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Diamondbacks and the Angels. He was a career .283 hitter with 1,087 hits, 37 home runs and 341 RBI. His best season was 2021: a .357 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 6 postseasons, 2010 to 2021
Championships
- 2011 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
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