Jon Jay

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2021)

Jon Jay was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,201 career games, he hit .283 with 1,087 hits, 37 home runs, and 341 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,153.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .283
HR 37
RBI 341
H 1,087
OPS .721
PIV 1,153
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 200 lb
Born
3/15/1985 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2010-04-26
Last Game
2021-05-12

Full name: Jonathan Henry Jay

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Career Batting Statistics

Jon Jay — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,201 3,838 532 1,087 185 25 37 341 55 285 716 .283 .348 .373 .721 1,153

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +12.2% above league average.

Career OBP .348 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career SLG .373 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career OPS .721 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jon Jay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2010 SLN NL 105 287 47 86 19 2 4 27 2 24 50 .300 .257 (+16%) .325 (+10%) .402 (+5%) .728 (+7%) 419.2
2011 SLN NL 159 455 56 135 24 2 10 37 6 28 81 .297 .255 (+16%) .320 (+7%) .399 (+6%) .719 (+7%) 626.0
2012 SLN NL 117 443 70 135 22 4 4 40 19 34 71 .305 .254 (+20%) .318 (+17%) .405 (-1%) .724 (+7%) 766.8
2013 SLN NL 157 548 75 151 27 2 7 67 10 52 103 .276 .253 (+9%) .317 (+10%) .396 (-7%) .714 (+1%) 316.3
2014 SLN NL 140 413 52 125 16 3 3 46 6 28 78 .303 .251 (+21%) .313 (+19%) .386 (-2%) .700 (+7%) 786.6
2015 SLN NL 79 210 25 44 5 1 1 10 0 19 36 .210 .254 (-18%) .316 (-3%) .404 (-36%) .721 (-22%) -637.3
2016 SDN NL 90 347 49 101 26 1 2 26 2 19 78 .291 .255 (+14%) .321 (+5%) .417 (-7%) .738 (-2%) -52.5
2017 CHN NL 141 379 65 112 18 3 2 34 6 37 80 .296 .254 (+16%) .324 (+15%) .425 (-12%) .750 (avg) 198.3
2018 KCA AL 59 238 28 73 9 2 1 18 3 19 39 .307 .247 (+24%) .318 (+14%) .409 (-9%) .727 (+1%) 114.0
2018 ARI NL 84 289 46 68 10 5 2 22 1 14 56 .235 .247 (-5%) .318 (-4%) .409 (-21%) .727 (-14%) 114.0
2019 CHA AL 47 165 12 44 8 0 0 9 0 8 30 .267 .252 (+6%) .322 (-4%) .434 (-28%) .757 (-17%) -449.4
2020 ARI NL 18 50 5 8 1 0 1 4 0 3 12 .160 .244 (-35%) .321 (-35%) .417 (-43%) .739 (-39%) -351.8
2021 LAA AL 5 14 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .357 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 1,201 3,838 532 1,087 185 25 37 341 55 285 716 .283 — — — — 1,850

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Jon Jay — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jon Jay — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2017 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jon Jay — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
67 213 26 48 6 1 0 16 19 36 .225

Playoff Batting by Year

Jon Jay — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2017 NLCS CHN 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083
2017 NLDS2 CHN 5 11 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .273
2015 NLDS1 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2014 NLCS SLN 5 18 2 9 1 0 0 1 2 1 .500
2014 NLDS2 SLN 4 11 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 .455
2013 NLCS SLN 6 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .222
2013 NLDS1 SLN 5 16 5 3 0 0 0 2 4 4 .188
2013 WS SLN 6 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .167
2012 NLCS SLN 7 29 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 5 .207
2012 NLDS1 SLN 5 20 4 4 0 1 0 4 2 5 .200
2012 NLWC SLN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2011 NLCS SLN 6 25 7 6 2 0 0 1 3 2 .240
2011 NLDS1 SLN 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 .167
2011 WS SLN 7 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jon Jay — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home608185629055317164.298
Away593198224253420177.269

Pitching — Home / Away

Jon Jay — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.010000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jon Jay — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-05-12 LAAHOUL 302000000
2021-05-08 LAALADL 322000100
2021-05-07 LAALADW 000000000
2021-04-14 LAAKCRL 400000000
2021-04-13 LAAKCRL 401000002
2020-09-26 AZCOLL 402000000
2020-09-25 AZCOLW 312000011
2020-09-19 AZHOUL 300000000
2020-09-13 AZSEAL 200000001
2020-09-09 AZLADL 300000101

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Jon Jay — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-07-06 CHCMIL — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jon Jay — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1067 923 2096 34 9 12
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jon Jay — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2010 SLN OF 88 66 137 5 1 1
2011 SLN OF 140 107 273 5 3 4
2012 SLN OF 116 108 291 1 0 0
2013 SLN OF 152 141 335 4 1 3
2014 SLN OF 125 109 247 2 2 0
2015 SLN OF 64 53 137 2 0 2
2016 SDN OF 86 82 190 4 1 1
2017 CHN OF 111 86 138 3 0 0
2017 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 KCA OF 51 51 129 2 0 0
2018 ARI OF 67 62 119 4 0 1
2019 CHA OF 45 42 60 2 1 0
2020 ARI OF 17 13 32 0 0 0
2021 LAA OF 5 3 8 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jon Jay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
Left Field 207
Center Field 678
Right Field 281
Designated Hitter 12

Salary History

Jon Jay — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 SDN NL $6,225,000
2015 SLN NL $4,125,000
2014 SLN NL $3,250,000
2013 SLN NL $524,000
2012 SLN NL $504,000
2011 SLN NL $416,000
Total Career Earnings $15,044,000

College History

Jon Jay — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Miami Coral Gables FL 2004, 2005, 2006

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jon Jay (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Skip Schumaker
    .278 avg, 28 HR
  2. 92
    Jack Rothrock
    .276 avg, 28 HR
  3. 91
    Reed Johnson
    .279 avg, 65 HR
  4. 91
    Warren Cromartie
    .281 avg, 61 HR
  5. 90
    Johnny Groth
    .279 avg, 60 HR
  6. 89
    Johnny Wyrostek
    .271 avg, 58 HR

Jon Jay: the record in brief

April 26, 2010 and May 12, 2021 bracket Jon Jay's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (2010 to 2015), the San Diego Padres (2016), the Chicago Cubs (2017), the Kansas City Royals (2018), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2018 through 2020), the Chicago White Sox (2019), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021). Jay, born on March 15, 1985, in Miami, FL, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 5'11" and 200 pounds. The bio lists the given name Jonathan Henry.

Across 1,201 games at the plate, Jay's career line reads 1,087 hits in 3,838 at bats for a .283 average; the totals also include 37 homers, 341 runs batted in, and 55 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .348 and the slugging percentage .373, for an OPS of .721. Jay's .283 average ran 12.2% above the .253 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jon Jay

What years did Jon Jay play?
Jon Jay played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021.
Was Jon Jay a pitcher?
No. Jon Jay was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Jon Jay hit?
Jon Jay hit 37 career home runs with 1087 hits.
What was Jon Jay's career batting average?
Jon Jay batted .283 over his career, with 1,087 hits in 3,838 at bats.
How many RBI did Jon Jay have?
Jon Jay drove in 341 runs in his career.
What was Jon Jay's career ERA?
Jon Jay finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.