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Jay Payton   |   Major Leaguer   1998-2008

Full Name:  Jayson Lee Payton
Born:  November 22,1972  in  Zanesville, Ohio
Height:  5-10  Weight:  185  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Zanesville (Zanesville,OH)
College:  Georgia Tech

Debut:  September 1,1998

Drafted:  Selected by New York Mets in 1st Round (29th overall) of 1994 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jun 21,1994] - signed  [Sep 3,1997] - On disabled list  [Jul 31,2002] - Traded by Mets with Robert Stratton and Mark Corey to Rockies for John Thomson and Mark Little.  [Dec 21,2003] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 13,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Padres.  [Dec 20,2004] - Traded by Padres with David Pauley, Ramon Vazquez and Cash to Red Sox for Dave Roberts.  [Jul 13,2005] - Traded by Red Sox to Athletics for Chad Bradford  [Dec 11,2006] - Signed by Orioles (2-years)  

Disabled List:  [May 8,2001] - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained right hamstring)   [Jun 25,2001] - Activated   [Apr 1,2007] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Strained right hamstring)   [Apr 20,2007] -  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1994PittsfieldNYPL21NymA- of 582194780162337102231892041 .365.439.498937--
 BinghamtonEast21NymAA of 825371001112310001 .280.357.320677--
1995BinghamtonEast22NymAA of 853575912320314541672932220211 .345.395.535930--
 NorfolkIL22NymAAA of 501963347114430113112220425 .240.284.398682--
1996GC MetsGCL23NymRk   313351012100100000 .385.385.6921077--
 St. LucieFSL23NymA+   926482001214501001 .308.400.385785--
 BinghamtonEast23NymAA   410020002012201020 .200.286.200486--
 NorfolkIL23NymAAA of 55153304763626101112531013 .307.363.503866--
1998St. LucieFSL25NymA+ of 37010000003102000 .143.400.143543--
 NorfolkIL25NymAAA of-1b 823224584144830127265010105 .261.318.404722--
 NY MetsNL25NymMLB lf1,6,91522271000001400000 .318.348.36471250%
1999St. LucieFSL26NymA+ of 726391103014500001 .346.433.462895--
 NorfolkIL26NymAAA of 38144275613283522121311012 .389.437.6741111--
 NY MetsNL26NymMLB lf-cf 138121001120210000 .250.333.375708--
2000NY MetsNL27NymMLB cf7149488631422311762511306030089 .291.331.44777853%
2001St. LucieFSL28NymA+ 0f 416763000004100000 .375.500.5631063--
 NY MetsNL28NymMLB cf7,61043614492161834431852510211 .255.298.37166950%
2002ColoradoNL29ColMLB lf-cf2,1,44717036571448283382030003 .335.376.60698253%
 NY MetsNL29NymMLB cf7,68727533786383141213410218 .284.336.41575145%
2003ColoradoNL30ColMLB lf2,6157600931813252889644377735327 .302.354.51286645%
2004San DiegoNL31SdMLB cf6,514345857119174855204356422412 .260.326.36769340%
2005OaklandAL32OakMLB lf-cf6,569275387491134201143302024 .269.302.45175342%
 BostonAL32BosMLB rf-cf75513324357052100101400014 .263.313.42974236%
2006OaklandAL33OakMLB lf-cf6,5,7142557781653231059842252410512 .296.325.41874343%
2007NorfolkIL34BalAAA of 28321000001100000 .250.333.375708--
 BaltimoreAL34BalMLB lf9,7,81314344811121575852224230569 .256.292.37666853%
2008BaltimoreMLB35BalMLB   811812144506314093310200 .243.283.370653--
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)119339625381107184271185114231241479329163299 .279.323.42975246%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)40815222644778919442216526132179191051230 .313.373.484857--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
2000NY MetsNL27NymDiv417130002100400000 .176.176.176352--
 NY MetsNL27NymCh519130013002500000 .158.238.316554--
 NY MetsNL27NymWs521370013000500000 .333.333.476809--
2006OaklandAL33OakDiv312340000000100000 .333.333.333666--
 OaklandAL33OakCh414142012001200000 .286.333.643976--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)2183921203101031700000 .253.279.386665--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1994PittsfieldNYPL21NymA-OF57124851370---.964--
1994BinghamtonEast21NymAAOF61101120---.917--
 
1995BinghamtonEast22NymAAof83230732401---.988--
1995NorfolkIL22NymAAAOF49106321110---.982--
 
1996NorfolkIL23NymAAAOF671080---1.000--
 
1998St. LucieFSL25NymA+OF380080---1.000--
1998NorfolkIL25NymAAA1B2522716624923---.976--
1998NorfolkIL25NymAAAOF508841932---.989--
1998NY MetsNL25NymMLBLF861070---1.000--
1998NY MetsNL25NymMLBRF100000--------
 
1999St. LucieFSL26NymA+OF72011220---.955--
1999NorfolkIL26NymAAAOF345931631---.984--
1999NY MetsNL26NymMLBLF520020---1.000--
1999NY MetsNL26NymMLBCF210010---1.000--
 
2000NY MetsNL27NymMLBLF47.220020---1.0002.35
2000NY MetsNL27NymMLBCF1431097308763212---.9812.58
 
2001St. LucieFSL28NymA+0F251060---1.000--
2001NY MetsNL28NymMLBCF103825.2236642461---.9842.64
 
2002ColoradoNL29ColMLBLF32225.24420460---1.0001.83
2002ColoradoNL29ColMLBCF161204310441---1.0003.30
2002ColoradoNL29ColMLBRF23.110010---1.0002.70
2002NY MetsNL29NymMLBCF82625.2163611700---.9942.43
 
2003ColoradoNL30ColMLBLF1491431230298633071---.9902.22
2003ColoradoNL30ColMLBCF844580080---1.0001.60
2003ColoradoNL30ColMLBRF31900110---.000.00
 
2004San DiegoNL31SdMLBLF944880080---1.0001.50
2004San DiegoNL31SdMLBCF12811110273331143482---.9893.01
2004San DiegoNL31SdMLBDH1--------
 
2005BostonAL32BosMLBLF1335181090---1.0001.59
2005BostonAL32BosMLBCF167802000200---1.0002.25
2005BostonAL32BosMLBRF31201815420560---1.0002.78
2005OaklandAL32OakMLBLF4747414.19900990---1.0002.15
2005OaklandAL32OakMLBCF25212105420560---1.0002.40
 
2006OaklandAL33OakMLBLF6251454118321230---.9842.40
2006OaklandAL33OakMLBCF4644380.2104131080---.9722.48
2006OaklandAL33OakMLBRF45413778912920---.9782.15
2006OaklandAL33OakMLBDH44-00000--------
 
2007NorfolkIL34BalAAAOF1--------
2007BaltimoreAL34BalMLBLF123100904232252391---.9792.33
2007BaltimoreAL34BalMLBCF1714107.14112441---.9553.52
2007BaltimoreAL34BalMLBRF622580080---1.0002.88
 


 Awards
[1994] - Short-Season A All-Star OF, 1st team College All-American OF, Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star OF, Short Season Player of the Year  [1995] - Double-A All-Star OF, Eastern League All-Star OF, Eastern League MVP  [2000] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #3)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1998*170,000  1,054,03780
1999*200,000  1,222,53780
2000215,000  1,369,50561
2001290,000  1,609,51252
2002362,500  1,654,08847
20031,850,000  1,773,36426
20041,500,000  1,716,30327
20053,500,000  1,825,75617
20064,000,000  1,937,00417
2007*4,500,000  2,923,34024
2008*5,000,000  
 
Career:  $21,587,500   estimate
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