Jay Payton

Full Name: Jason Lee Payton Primary Position: OF,CF,LF Height/Weight: 5' 10"/185 First Game: September 1, 1998 Birthdate: November 22, 1972 MLB Experience: 9 years Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Jay Payton (Jason Lee Payton) was born on November 22, 1972 in Zanesville, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1998 for the New York Mets. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 17 home runs and 62 RBI. Payton played for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Jay Payton's best season was 2003, when he slugged 28 home runs, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 89 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1998	NY	N	15	22	2	7	0	0	.318	.348	.364	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
1999	NY	N	13	8	1	2	0	1	.250	.333	.375	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0
2000	NY	N	149	488	63	142	17	62	.291	.331	.447	23	1	30	60	3	0	5	0	9
2001	NY	N	104	361	44	92	8	34	.255	.298	.371	16	1	18	52	5	0	4	1	11
2002	NY	N	87	275	33	78	8	31	.284	.336	.415	6	3	21	34	1	2	4	0	8
2002	COL	N	47	170	36	57	8	28	.335	.376	.606	14	4	8	20	3	0	3	0	3
2002	TOT	N	134	445	69	135	16	59	.303	.351	.488	20	7	29	54	4	2	7	0	11
2003	COL	N	157	600	93	181	28	89	.302	.354	.512	32	5	43	77	7	5	6	3	27
2004	SD	N	143	458	57	119	8	55	.260	.326	.367	17	4	43	56	4	2	2	2	12
2005	OAK	A	69	275	38	74	13	42	.269	.302	.451	9	1	14	33	0	0	0	2	4
2005	BOS	A	55	133	24	35	5	21	.263	.313	.429	7	0	10	14	0	0	0	0	4
2005	TOT	A	124	408	62	109	18	63	.267	.306	.444	16	1	24	47	0	0	0	2	8
2006	OAK	A	142	557	78	165	10	59	.296	.325	.418	32	3	22	52	4	0	8	1	12
2007	BAL	A	131	434	48	111	7	58	.256	.292	.376	21	5	22	42	3	5	5	0	9
Total	NL		715	2382	329	678	77	300	.285	.335	.443	110	18	164	305	24	9	25	6	70
Total	AL		397	1399	188	385	35	180	.275	.309	.412	69	9	68	141	7	5	13	3	29
Total			1112	3781	517	1063	112	480	.281	.325	.432	179	27	232	446	31	14	38	9	99

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1998	NY	N	LF	8	3	36	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	NY	N	RF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	NY	N	OF	9	3	38	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	NY	N	LF	5	0	7.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	NY	N	CF	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	NY	N	OF	6	0	11.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	NY	N	CF	143	124	1097	307	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2000	NY	N	LF	4	0	7.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	NY	N	OF	146	124	1104.2	309	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2001	NY	N	CF	103	90	825.2	237	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2001	NY	N	OF	103	90	825.2	237	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2002	NY	N	CF	82	68	625.2	164	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2002	NY	N	OF	82	68	625.2	164	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2002	COL	N	CF	16	15	120	43	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	COL	N	OF	44	41	349	89	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	COL	N	RF	2	1	3.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	COL	N	LF	32	25	225.2	45	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	TOT	N	CF	98	83	745.2	207	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.995
2002	TOT	N	OF	126	109	974.2	253	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.996
2003	COL	N	LF	148	142	1221.2	296	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2003	COL	N	CF	9	5	53.1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	COL	N	OF	151	148	1284	306	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2003	COL	N	RF	3	1	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	SD	N	OF	137	115	1075	341	11	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2004	SD	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	SD	N	CF	128	111	1027	334	11	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2004	SD	N	LF	9	4	48	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	OAK	A	LF	47	47	414.1	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	OAK	A	CF	25	21	210	54	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	OAK	A	OF	69	68	624.1	153	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	BOS	A	CF	16	7	80	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	BOS	A	OF	53	30	312	82	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	BOS	A	LF	13	3	51	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	BOS	A	RF	31	20	181	54	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TOT	A	OF	122	98	936.1	235	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TOT	A	CF	41	28	290	74	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TOT	A	LF	60	50	465.1	107	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	OAK	A	LF	62	51	454	118	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2006	OAK	A	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	OAK	A	CF	46	44	380.2	104	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
2006	OAK	A	OF	137	136	1211.2	311	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
2006	OAK	A	RF	45	41	377	89	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
2007	BAL	A	OF	129	116	1036.1	281	3	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2007	BAL	A	LF	123	100	904	232	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.979
2007	BAL	A	CF	17	14	107.1	41	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.955
2007	BAL	A	RF	6	2	25	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	451	375	3370	815	15	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.988
Total			CF	587	499	4530.2	1317	35	20	7	0	0	0	0	0	.985
Total			OF	1066	939	8498	2282	53	33	9	0	0	0	0	0	.986
Total			DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	88	65	597.1	152	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.981

Transactions

• Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (29th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 21, 1994).
• Traded by New York Mets with Mark Corey and Robert Stratton to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Mark Little and John Thomson (July 31, 2002).
• Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
• Signed by San Diego Padres (January 13, 2004).
• Traded by San Diego Padres with Ramon Vazquez, David Pauley and cash to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dave Roberts (December 20, 2004).
• Traded by Boston Red Sox with cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Chad Bradford (July 13, 2005).
• Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
• Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 11, 2006).