Delmon Young vs Jay Payton

Delmon Young and Jay Payton compared on their MLB careers: Delmon Young played 10 seasons, 2006 to 2015, Jay Payton 12 seasons, 1998 to 2010. Delmon Young has .283 batting average to Jay Payton's .279.

Who has the better career numbers?

Delmon Young and Jay Payton career totals

1,118	GP	1,259
4,108	AB	4,154
473	R	561
1,162	H	1,157
109	HR	119
566	RBI	522
36	SB	47
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Delmon Young and Jay Payton postseason

37	GP	21
126	AB	83
14	R	9
33	H	21
9	HR	3
22	RBI	10
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7

Titles and awards

Delmon Young: 0 championships; none on file
Jay Payton: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Delmon Young and Jay Payton season by season

1st	2006	.317	3	10	1998	.318	0	0
2nd	2007	.288	13	93	1999	.250	0	1
3rd	2008	.290	10	69	2000	.291	17	62
4th	2009	.284	12	60	2001	.255	8	34
5th	2010	.298	21	112	2002	.303	16	59
6th	2011	.268	12	64	2003	.302	28	89
7th	2012	.267	18	74	2004	.260	8	55
8th	2013	.260	11	38	2005	.267	18	63
9th	2014	.302	7	30	2006	.296	10	59
10th	2015	.270	2	16	2007	.256	7	58
11th	—	—	—	—	2008	.243	7	41
12th	—	—	—	—	2010	.343	0	1

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


37	GP	21
126	AB	83
14	R	9
33	H	21
9	HR	3
22	RBI	10
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7


37	GP	21
126	AB	83
14	R	9
33	H	21
9	HR	3
22	RBI	10
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7


37	GP	21
126	AB	83
14	R	9
33	H	21
9	HR	3
22	RBI	10
1	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7