Jay Porter

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 17, 1933 in Shawnee, OK us

Died: October 11, 2020 in Jupiter, FL

Buried: Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery, Marietta, GA

High School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: July 30, 1952 (Age 19-195d, 10,947th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 26-253d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: J W Porter

Nicknames: Jay

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

544

124

.228

RBI

OBP

.300

SLG

.316

OPS

.616

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1951	18	CHW-min	B	117	424	424		128	19	7	15						.302	.302	.486	.788		206							WLO · IIIL
1952	19	CHW-min	A,AA	105	399	399		129	28	3	11						.323	.323	.491	.815		196							CSP,MEM · WL,SOUA
1952	19	SLB	AL	33	115	104	12	26	4	1	0	7	4	0	10	10	.250	.316	.308	.623	73	32	4	0	1		1	8/7H59
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955	22	DET-min	AAA,AA	99	376	322	48	87	17	2	13	45	0		51	69	.270	.373	.457	.830		147	2	2	1	0			BFL,LRK · IL,SOUA
1955	22	DET	AL	24	63	55	6	13	2	0	0	3	0	0	8	15	.236	.333	.273	.606	67	15	1	0	0	0	0	H/327
1956	23	DET	AL	14	22	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	.095	.091	.095	.186	-51	2	1	0	0	1	0	H/27
1957	24	DET	AL	58	156	140	14	35	8	0	2	18	0	0	14	20	.250	.323	.350	.673	82	49	1	1	1	0	1	9H2/73
1958	25	CLE	AL	40	96	85	13	17	1	0	4	19	0	0	9	23	.200	.284	.353	.637	76	30	3	1	1	0	0	2H/35
1959	26	TOT	MLB	60	156	139	13	31	7	0	2	12	0	0	12	20	.223	.290	.317	.607	65	44	3	2	1	2	1	2/H3
1959	26	WSH	AL	37	121	106	8	24	4	0	1	10	0	0	11	16	.226	.300	.292	.592	64	31	3	1	1	2	1	2/H3
1959	26	STL	NL	23	35	33	5	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	.212	.257	.394	.651	67	13	0	1	0	0	0	2/H3
1960	27	MLN-min	AAA	142	589	516	66	143	19	1	19	75	1	1	64	86	.277	.356	.428	.784		221		1	4	4			SAC · PCL
1961	28	DET-min	AAA	137	536	470	71	133	23	6	19	77	3		60	55	.283	.364	.479	.843		225		1	3	2	6		DEN · AA
1962	29	MLN-min	AAA	67	244	205	39	57	11	0	7	29	2	1	33	27	.278	.387	.434	.821		89		4	1	1			TTO · IL
1963	30	MLN-min	AAA	122	446	385	80	118	18	9	22	91	2	2	49	46	.306	.386	.571	.957		220		4	3	5			DEN · PCL
1964	31	MLN-min	AAA	110	362	294	50	75	13	1	9	44	0	1	57	45	.255	.382	.398	.780		117		6	1	4			TTO,DEN · IL,PCL
1965	32	MLN-min	AA,AAA	122	461	387	53	117	13	1	16	60	3	4	61	50	.302	.403	.465	.869		180		8	0	5			AUS,ATA · TL,IL
1966	33	ATL-min	AA,AAA	81	217	170	20	33	4	0	1	16	0	1	38	27	.194	.335	.235	.570		40		1	2	6			AUS,RMD · TL,IL
6 Yrs				229	608	544	58	124	22	1	8	62	4	0	53	96	.228	.300	.316	.616	68	172	13	4	4	3	3
162 Game Avg.				162	430	385	41	88	16	1	6	44	3	0	37	68	.228	.300	.316	.616	68	122	9	3	3		2

DET (3 yrs)				96	241	216	20	50	10	0	2	24	0	0	22	43	.231	.304	.306	.610	65	66	3	1	1	1	1
WSH (1 yr)				37	121	106	8	24	4	0	1	10	0	0	11	16	.226	.300	.292	.592	64	31	3	1	1	2	1
CLE (1 yr)				40	96	85	13	17	1	0	4	19	0	0	9	23	.200	.284	.353	.637	76	30	3	1	1	0	0
STL (1 yr)				23	35	33	5	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	.212	.257	.394	.651	67	13	0	1	0	0	0
SLB (1 yr)				33	115	104	12	26	4	1	0	7	4	0	10	10	.250	.316	.308	.623	73	32	4	0	1		1

AL (6 yrs)				206	573	511	53	117	19	1	7	60	4	0	52	92	.229	.302	.311	.613	68	159	13	3	4	3	3
NL (1 yr)				23	35	33	5	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	.212	.257	.394	.651	67	13	0	1	0	0	0

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