Jon Jay

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: March 15, 1985 in Miami, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).

High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)

School: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)

Debut: April 26, 2010 (Age 25-042d, 19,714th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 2021 (Age 36-058d)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: CAA Sports

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jonathan Henry Jay

Nicknames: The Federalist or 305 J

Twitter: @jonjayU

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2011 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.7

3838

1087

.283

532

RBI

341

OBP

.348

SLG

.373

OPS

.721

OPS+

Summary of 37 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 7 go ahead

5 Tms
STL	29
ARI	3
SDP	2
CHC	2
KCR	1

Platoon
vs RHP	34
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Away	20
Home	17

Outs
1	15
2	15
0	7

16 Opps
CIN	7
MIL	6
COL	4
ARI	3
CHC	3
BAL	2
NYM	2
MIA/FLA	2
TBR	1
SFG	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
WSN	1

33 Pitchers
Johnny Cueto	3
Yovani Gallardo	2
Liván Hernández	2
J.C. Gutiérrez	1
Matt Garza	1
Francisco Cordero	1
Tom Koehler	1
Jackson Stephens	1
Jhoulys Chacín	1
Heath Bell	1
Bronson Arroyo	1
Brian Matusz	1
Daniel Gossett	1
Jerome Williams	1
Roy Oswalt	1
Ubaldo Jiménez	1
Kameron Loe	1
Ian Kennedy	1
Erasmo Ramírez	1
Marco Estrada	1
Homer Bailey	1
Rodrigo López	1
Jeff Samardzija	1
Bartolo Colón	1
David Hale	1
Shawn Camp	1
Juan Carlos Oviedo	1
Robert Carson	1
Aaron Cook	1
Dovydas Neverauskas	1
Germán Márquez	1
James Russell	1
Dan Winkler	1

14 Parks
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	12
Chase Field (PHO)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	3
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	21
89	6
78	6
8	3
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	12
4	5
3	5
1	4
7+	4
5	4
6	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	37

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	22
12-	7
1--	5
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1

60 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	22
1 on	7
2 on	8
Any on	15

Inning
1	4
2	5
3	5
4	3
5	2
6	8
7	4
8	3
9	3

1-3	14
4-6	13
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	2
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	6
-1	4
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	17
Tied	6
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	8
2-2	8
1-2	5
0-0	4
1-1	4
0-1	4
3-2	2
2-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	22
RF	10
PH	3
LF	2

OrderPos
1st	9
2nd	9
7th	5
6th	5
5th	3
9th	3
8th	2
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2010-06-01	STL		CIN	Johnny Cueto	behind 3-7	b 4	2	---	6,(2-2) FBSFBX	1	7	9	0.061	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2010-07-04	STL		MIL	Kameron Loe	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	9	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	2010-07-07	STL	@	COL	Aaron Cook	ahead 4-0	t 5	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	5	9	0.048	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	2010-08-28	STL	@	WSN	Liván Hernández	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	8	0.163	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Pujols Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2011-04-11	STL	@	ARI	J.C. Gutiérrez	ahead 7-2	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	6	PH	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	2011-05-04	STL		FLA	Juan Carlos Oviedo	behind 6-8	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) .FBFBBX	1	2	PH	0.062	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	3	1	2011-05-14	STL	@	CIN	Johnny Cueto	behind 0-5	t 8	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	9	0.064	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Descalso Scores/unER; T. Greene Scores/unER; J. Jay Scores/unER
8	8	4	1	2011-05-29	STL	@	COL	Jhoulys Chacín	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	5,(2-2) >FCB1B1X	2	2	7	0.145	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Theriot Scores
9	9	5	1	2011-06-23	STL		PHI	Roy Oswalt	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	7,(2-2) CFFFBBX	1	2	9	0.110	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	6	1	2011-06-30	STL	@	BAL	Brian Matusz	ahead 5-0	t 4	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	2	9	0.050	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Schumaker Scores; R. Theriot Scores
11	11	7	1	2011-07-06	STL		CIN	Francisco Cordero	behind 7-8	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) ..CBBX	1	9	9	0.444	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
12	12	8	1	2011-08-21	STL	@	CHC	Rodrigo López	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	8	0.111	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	9	1	2011-09-04	STL		CIN	Bronson Arroyo	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---	7,(2-2) CFFBBFX	1	2	8	0.102	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	10	1	2011-09-06	STL		MIL	Yovani Gallardo	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	8	0.107	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2012-04-11	STL	@	CIN	Johnny Cueto	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	--3	5,(2-2) BBCFX	2	2	8	0.173	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Furcal Scores
16	16	2	1	2012-04-14	STL		CHC	Shawn Camp	ahead 4-1	b 7	2	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	2	8	0.031	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	3	1	2012-08-04	STL		MIL	Liván Hernández	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	0.022	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
18	18	4	1	2012-08-14	STL		ARI	Ian Kennedy	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.064	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2013-04-02	STL	@	ARI	Heath Bell	ahead 4-1	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	0.055	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Robinson Scores
20	20	2	1	2013-04-10	STL		CIN	Homer Bailey	tied 0-0	b 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	0.171	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21	21	3	1	2013-05-04	STL	@	MIL	Yovani Gallardo	behind 0-2	t 2	1	12-	3,(2-0) B*BX	3	7	8	0.261	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Craig Scores; D. Freese Scores
22	22	4	1	2013-05-14	STL		NYM	Robert Carson	ahead 9-4	b 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	8	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	5	1	2013-07-03	STL	@	LAA	Jerome Williams	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	1--	2,(0-1) C11X	2	2	8	0.083	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); M. Carpenter Scores
24	24	6	1	2013-08-18	STL	@	CHC	James Russell	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	-23	3,(1-1) .*BSX	3	6	8	0.085	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Craig Scores; Y. Molina Scores
25	25	7	1	2013-08-19	STL	@	MIL	Marco Estrada	tied 2-2	t 6	1	1--	5,(2-2) CFBBX	2	6	8	0.277	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Y. Molina Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2014-04-14	STL	@	MIL	Matt Garza	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	12-	4,(1-2) C*BFX	3	7	8	0.253	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Craig Scores; J. Peralta Scores
27	27	2	1	2014-08-09	STL	@	BAL	Ubaldo Jiménez	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	8	0.104	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	2014-08-11	STL	@	MIA	Tom Koehler	behind 1-3	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	8	0.233	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Pierzynski Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2015-06-08	STL	@	COL	David Hale	behind 2-10	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	8	0.006	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2016-05-07	SDP		NYM	Bartolo Colón	behind 0-4	b 3	1	12-	6,(1-2) FCFBFX	3	1	8	0.216	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Norris Scores; J. Shields Scores
31	31	2	1	2016-05-24	SDP	@	SFG	Jeff Samardzija	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.169	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2017-07-01	CHC	@	CIN	Jackson Stephens	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	7,(2-2) FBFFFBX	1	1	7	0.114	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	2	1	2017-07-05	CHC		TBR	Erasmo Ramírez	behind 0-3	b 6	2	12-	4,(1-2) .FBFX	3	9	PH	0.356	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); I. Happ Scores; J. Báez Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2018-06-03	KCR		OAK	Daniel Gossett	behind 0-1	b 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.123	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	2	1	2018-06-12	ARI		PIT	Dovydas Neverauskas	ahead 10-8	b 7	2	12-	3,(1-1) SBX	3	1	9	0.099	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Marte Scores; J. Dyson Scores
36	36	3	1	2018-07-15	ARI	@	ATL	Dan Winkler	behind 0-5	t 8	1	---	8,(3-2) CBFBBFFX	1	1	9	0.012	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2020-08-25	ARI		COL	Germán Márquez	behind 1-2	b 2	2	---	5,(2-2) BBCSX	1	8	9	0.108	51%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)