Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1994Rd 1, Pk 29
- College
- Georgia Tech
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1994Rd 1, Pk 29
- College
- Georgia Tech
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,259
- AB
- 4,154
- R
- 561
- H
- 1,157
- HR
- 119
- RBI
- 522
- SB
- 47
- AVG
- .279
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYM | 15 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 1999 | NYM | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| 2000 | NYM | 149 | 488 | 63 | 142 | 17 | 62 | 5 | .291 |
| 2001 | NYM | 104 | 361 | 44 | 92 | 8 | 34 | 4 | .255 |
| 2002 |  NYM/COL | 134 | 445 | 69 | 135 | 16 | 59 | 7 | .303 |
| 2003 | COL | 157 | 600 | 93 | 181 | 28 | 89 | 6 | .302 |
| 2004 | SD | 143 | 458 | 57 | 119 | 8 | 55 | 2 | .260 |
| 2005 |  BOS/ATH | 124 | 408 | 62 | 109 | 18 | 63 | 0 | .267 |
| 2006 | ATH | 142 | 557 | 78 | 165 | 10 | 59 | 8 | .296 |
| 2007 | BAL | 131 | 434 | 48 | 111 | 7 | 58 | 5 | .256 |
| 2008 | BAL | 127 | 338 | 41 | 82 | 7 | 41 | 8 | .243 |
| 2010 | COL | 20 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .343 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 21
- AB
- 83
- R
- 9
- H
- 21
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 10
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .253
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,490
- TB
- 1,767
- XBH
- 342
- HBP
- 32
- IBB
- 10
- GIDP
- 108
- P/PA
- 2.63
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYM | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYM | 529 | 218 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYM | 386 | 134 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYM/COL | 481 | 217 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3.3 |
| 2003 | COL | 658 | 307 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | SD | 511 | 168 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | BOS/ATH | 435 | 181 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | ATH | 588 | 233 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | BAL | 470 | 163 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | BAL | 364 | 117 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | COL | 36 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 13.4
- RC
- 548.4
- RC/27
- 4.60
- ISOP
- .147
- SECA
- .212
- BB/K
- 0.51
- AB/HR
- 34.9
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYM | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .045 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYM | 1.9 | 68.3 | 4.9 | .156 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYM | 0.0 | 37.1 | 3.5 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 45.1 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYM/COL | 3.8 | 72.4 | 6 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | COL | 1.8 | 98.7 | 5.8 | .210 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 2004 | SD | 1.7 | 55.2 | 4.2 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 57.3 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | BOS/ATH | 1.9 | 53.7 | 4.7 | .176 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | ATH | 1.7 | 73.3 | 4.8 | .122 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 55.7 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | BAL | -0.7 | 47.2 | 3.7 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 62 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | BAL | 1.0 | 33.8 | 3.4 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 48.3 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | COL | 0.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jay Payton's career stats?
Jay Payton played 12 seasons for the Mets, the Rockies, the Padres, the Athletics and the Orioles. He was a career .279 hitter with 1,157 hits, 119 home runs and 522 RBI. His best season was 2010: a .343 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
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