Jay Payton

Positions: Centerfielder, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: November 22, 1972 in Zanesville, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (29th) of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Zanesville HS (Zanesville, OH)

School: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)

Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 37-315d)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Craig Landis

Full Name: Jason Lee Payton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.4

4154

1157

119

.279

561

RBI

522

OBP

.323

SLG

.425

OPS

.748

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1994	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--AA	NYM	66	283	244	50	87	17	2	3	38	11	3	25	21	.357	.431	.480	.911	117	2	10	0	4	2
1994	21	-3.1	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	8	28	25	3	7	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	.280	.357	.320	.677	8	1	1	0	0	0
1994	21	0.0	Pittsfield	NYPL	A-	NYM	58	255	219	47	80	16	2	3	37	10	2	23	18	.365	.439	.498	.937	109	1	9	0	4	2
1995	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYM	135	605	553	92	170	31	7	18	84	27	10	40	54	.307	.356	.486	.843	269	16	4	4	4	2
1995	22	-4.4	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	50	215	196	33	47	11	4	4	30	11	3	11	22	.240	.284	.398	.682	78	5	2	4	2	0
1995	22	-2.0	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	85	390	357	59	123	20	3	14	54	16	7	29	32	.345	.395	.535	.930	191	11	2	0	2	2
1996	23		4 Teams	4 Lgs	AAA-A+-Rk-AA	NYM	71	225	202	37	62	9	3	7	31	13	3	17	33	.307	.364	.485	.850	98	4	3	0	3	3
1996	23	-3.5	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	55	168	153	30	47	6	3	6	26	10	1	11	25	.307	.363	.503	.866	77	3	3	0	1	1
1996	23	-0.8	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	4	14	10	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	.200	.286	.200	.486	2	0	0	0	2	1
1996	23	0.7	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	9	30	26	4	8	2	0	0	1	2	1	4	5	.308	.400	.385	.785	10	1	0	0	0	1
1996	23	4.1	Mets	GULF	Rk	NYM	3	13	13	3	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	.385	.385	.692	1.077	9	0	0	0	0	0

1998	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	NYM	85	360	329	45	85	14	4	8	30	12	7	29	51	.258	.320	.398	.719	131	5	1	1	0	2
1998	25	-1.3	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	82	350	322	45	84	14	4	8	30	12	7	26	50	.261	.318	.404	.722	130	5	1	1	0	0
1998	25	2.5	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	3	10	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.143	.400	.143	.543	1	0	0	0	0	2
1998	25	-3.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	15	23	22	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.318	.348	.364	.711	8	0	0	0	0	0
1999	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	NYM	45	188	170	30	65	14	3	8	38	2	3	16	18	.382	.436	.641	1.077	109	3	1	0	1	1
1999	26	-0.9	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	38	158	144	27	56	13	2	8	35	2	2	12	13	.389	.437	.674	1.110	97	2	1	0	1	1
1999	26	3.6	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	7	30	26	3	9	1	1	0	3	0	1	4	5	.346	.433	.462	.895	12	1	0	0	0	0
1999	26	-2.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	13	9	8	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	.250	.333	.375	.708	3	0	1	0	0	0
2000	27	-2.1	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	149	529	488	63	142	23	1	17	62	5	11	30	60	.291	.331	.447	.778	218	9	3	0	8	0
2001	28	5.2	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	4	20	16	7	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	.375	.500	.563	1.063	9	0	0	0	0	0
2001	28	-1.3	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	104	386	361	44	92	16	1	8	34	4	3	18	52	.255	.298	.371	.669	134	11	5	0	2	1
2002	29		2 Teams	NL	Maj	COL-NYM	134	481	445	69	135	20	7	16	59	7	4	29	54	.303	.351	.488	.838	217	11	4	2	1	0
2002	29	-0.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	87	300	275	33	78	6	3	8	31	4	1	21	34	.284	.336	.415	.750	114	8	1	2	1	0
2002	29	-0.5	COL	NL	Maj	COL	47	181	170	36	57	14	4	8	28	3	3	8	20	.335	.376	.606	.982	103	3	3	0	0	0
2003	30	0.5	COL	NL	Maj	COL	157	658	600	93	181	32	5	28	89	6	4	43	77	.302	.354	.512	.866	307	27	7	5	3	3
2004	31	1.6	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	143	511	458	57	119	17	4	8	55	2	0	43	56	.260	.326	.367	.693	168	12	4	2	4	2
2005	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-OAK	124	435	408	62	109	16	1	18	63	0	1	24	47	.267	.306	.444	.749	181	8	0	0	3	2
2005	32	2.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	55	144	133	24	35	7	0	5	21	0	0	10	14	.263	.313	.429	.741	57	4	0	0	1	0
2005	32	2.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	69	291	275	38	74	9	1	13	42	0	1	14	33	.269	.302	.451	.753	124	4	0	0	2	2
2006	33	3.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	142	588	557	78	165	32	3	10	59	8	4	22	52	.296	.325	.418	.743	233	12	4	0	5	1
2007	34	6.6	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	2	9	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.375	.708	3	0	0	0	0	0
2007	34	4.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	131	470	434	48	111	21	5	7	58	5	2	22	42	.256	.293	.376	.668	163	9	3	5	6	0
2008	35	6.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	127	363	338	41	82	10	2	7	41	8	1	22	53	.243	.291	.346	.637	117	7	1	2	0	1

2010	37	10.2	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	116	470	439	62	142	36	5	6	74	13	3	25	47	.324	.365	.469	.834	206	13	4	1	1	1
2010	37	8.2	COL	NL	Maj	COL	20	36	35	3	12	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	4	.343	.361	.514	.875	18	2	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		1259	4489	4154	561	1157	193	30	119	522	47	32	255	503	.279	.323	.425	.748	1767	108	32	16	32	10
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		524	2160	1961	326	619	125	24	50	295	78	29	157	226	.316	.371	.480	.851	942	43	23	6	13	11
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1783	6649	6115	887	1776	318	54	169	817	125	61	412	729	.290	.339	.443	.782	2709	151	55	22	45	21

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		343	1370	1262	200	378	81	18	32	195	48	16	86	158	.300	.348	.468	.817	591	28	11	6	5	3
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		97	432	392	62	132	21	3	14	57	17	9	33	37	.337	.389	.513	.902	201	12	3	0	4	3
A+ (4 seasons)					Minors		23	90	75	14	24	6	1	0	4	2	2	15	12	.320	.433	.427	.860	32	2	0	0	0	3
A- (1 season)					Minors		58	255	219	47	80	16	2	3	37	10	2	23	18	.365	.439	.498	.937	109	1	9	0	4	2
Rk (1 season)					Minors		3	13	13	3	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	.385	.385	.692	1.077	9	0	0	0	0	0