High Level:
MLB Career Ranks:
233rd in popups
Positions: CF-
651, LF-
588, OF-
298, RF-
108, 1B-
25, DH-
5
Full Name: Jayson Lee Payton
Born:
Nov 22, 1972 (40
.181)
in
Zanesville,Ohio
Top Prospect: mlb 1995 (#96), 1996 (#21), 1997 (#34) team 1995 (#7-NYM), 1996 (#2-NYM), 1997 (#1-NYM)MLB Debut: Sep 1, 1998 (25
.283)
BATTING STATISTICS
ALL Stats
MLB Only
Minor Leagues Only
| 1992 | Georgia Tech | NCAA | NCAA | | | 19 | | - | 62 | 248 | 46 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | | | | | | .302 | .329 | .423 | 753 | - | - | 105 | | | -- | -- | |
| 1993 | Georgia Tech | NCAA | NCAA | | | 20 | | - | 61 | 240 | 61 | 83 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 20 | | | | | | .346 | .384 | .671 | 1055 | - | - | 161 | | | -- | -- | |
| 1994 | Georgia Tech | NCAA | NCAA | | | 21 | | - | 67 | 297 | 78 | 129 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 102 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | | | | | | .434 | .477 | .754 | 1231 | - | - | 224 | | | -- | -- | |
| 1994 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | - | nym | 21 | of | 8 | 58 | 219 | 47 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .365 | .439 | .498 | 937 | - | - | 109 | 255 | 146 | 56 | 10.3 | .381 |
| 1994 | Binghamton | East | AA | - | nym | 21 | of | - | 8 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .357 | .320 | 677 | - | - | 8 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3.7 | .318 |
| 1995 | Binghamton | East | AA | - | nym | 22 | of | 65 | 85 | 357 | 59 | 123 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .345 | .395 | .535 | 930 | - | - | 191 | 390 | 254 | 79 | 8.4 | .348 |
| 1995 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | - | nym | 22 | of | - | 50 | 196 | 33 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .240 | .284 | .398 | 682 | - | - | 78 | 215 | 163 | 26 | 4.3 | .250 |
| 1996 | GCL Mets | GCL | Rk | - | nym | 23 | | - | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .692 | 1077 | - | - | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12.9 | .364 |
| 1996 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | - | nym | 23 | | - | 9 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .400 | .385 | 785 | - | - | 10 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 5.5 | .381 |
| 1996 | Binghamton | East | AA | - | nym | 23 | | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .200 | 486 | - | - | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | .200 |
| 1996 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | - | nym | 23 | of | - | 55 | 153 | 30 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .307 | .363 | .503 | 866 | - | - | 77 | 168 | 111 | 31 | 7.5 | .333 |
| 1998 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | - | nym | 25 | of | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .400 | .143 | 543 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2.9 | .167 |
| 1998 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | 25 | nym | 25 | of-1b | - | 82 | 322 | 45 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .261 | .318 | .404 | 722 | - | - | 130 | 350 | 251 | 44 | 4.7 | .288 |
| 1998 | NY Mets | NL | MLB | 25 | nym | 25 | lf | - | 15 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .364 | 711 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5.2 | .389 |
| 1999 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | - | nym | 26 | of | - | 7 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .433 | .462 | 895 | - | - | 12 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 7.1 | .429 |
| 1999 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | 25 | nym | 26 | of | - | 38 | 144 | 27 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .389 | .437 | .674 | 1110 | - | - | 97 | 158 | 93 | 44 | 12.6 | .387 |
| 1999 | NY Mets | NL | MLB | 44 | nym | 26 | lf-cf | - | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | 708 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1.8 | .333 |
| 2000 | NY Mets | NL | MLB | 44 | nym | 27 | cf | - | 149 | 488 | 63 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .291 | .331 | .447 | 778 | 124 | 83 | 218 | 529 | 374 | 76 | 5.5 | .298 |
| 2001 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | - | nym | 28 | of | - | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .562 | 1062 | - | - | 9 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 14.5 | .400 |
| 2001 | NY Mets | NL | MLB | 44 | nym | 28 | cf | - | 104 | 361 | 44 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .255 | .298 | .371 | 669 | 91 | 88 | 134 | 386 | 285 | 40 | 3.8 | .277 |
| 2002 | NY Mets | NL | MLB | 44 | nym | 29 | cf | 81 | 87 | 275 | 33 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .284 | .336 | .415 | 750 | 67 | 77 | 114 | 300 | 209 | 40 | 5.2 | .299 |
| 2002 | Colorado | NL | MLB | 27 | col | 29 | lf-cf | 81 | 47 | 170 | 36 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .335 | .376 | .606 | 982 | 41 | 87 | 103 | 181 | 119 | 41 | 9.3 | .345 |
| 2003 | Colorado | NL | MLB | 24 | col | 30 | lf | 35 | 157 | 600 | 93 | 181 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 77 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 | .302 | .354 | .512 | 865 | 148 | 94 | 307 | 658 | 458 | 111 | 6.6 | .307 |
| 2004 | San Diego | NL | MLB | 17 | sd | 31 | cf | - | 143 | 458 | 57 | 119 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .260 | .326 | .367 | 693 | 116 | 81 | 168 | 511 | 357 | 60 | 4.5 | .279 |
| 2005 | Boston | AL | MLB | 44 | bos | 32 | rf-cf | - | 55 | 133 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 | .312 | .429 | 741 | 30 | 55 | 57 | 144 | 103 | 19 | 5.1 | .261 |
| 2005 | Oakland | AL | MLB | 16 | oak | 32 | lf-cf | - | 69 | 275 | 38 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .269 | .302 | .451 | 753 | 68 | 99 | 124 | 291 | 208 | 41 | 5.3 | .264 |
| 2006 | Oakland | AL | MLB | 16 | oak | 33 | lf-cf | - | 142 | 557 | 78 | 165 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .296 | .325 | .418 | 743 | 140 | 99 | 233 | 588 | 413 | 83 | 5.4 | .310 |
| 2007 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | - | bal | 34 | of | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | 708 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5.7 | .286 |
| 2007 | Baltimore | AL | MLB | 37 | bal | 34 | lf | - | 131 | 434 | 48 | 111 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | .256 | .292 | .376 | 668 | 116 | 89 | 163 | 470 | 345 | 54 | 4.2 | .266 |
| 2008 | Baltimore | AL | MLB | 16 | bal | 35 | lf-cf | - | 127 | 338 | 41 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .243 | .291 | .346 | 637 | 81 | 64 | 117 | 363 | 266 | 35 | 3.6 | .270 |
| 2010 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | 44 | col | 37 | lf-cf | 41 | 116 | 439 | 62 | 142 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .323 | .365 | .469 | 834 | - | - | 206 | 470 | 315 | 82 | 7.0 | .351 |
| 2010 | Colorado | NL | MLB | 15 | col | 37 | lf | - | 20 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .343 | .361 | .514 | 875 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 7.4 | .387 |
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| Minor League Totals (8 years) | 524 | 1961 | 326 | 619 | 125 | 24 | 50 | 295 | 78 | 29 | 157 | 226 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | .316 | .371 | .480 | 851 | -- | -- | 942 | 2160 | 1433 | 383 | 7.2 | .335 |
| College Totals (3 years) | 190 | 785 | 185 | 287 | 51 | 22 | 36 | 193 | 43 | 22 | 49 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .403 | .624 | 1027 | -- | -- | 490 | 834 | 520 | 213 | 11.1 | .364 |
| AAA Totals (6 years) | 343 | 1262 | 200 | 378 | 81 | 18 | 32 | 195 | 48 | 16 | 86 | 158 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 28 | .300 | .348 | .468 | 817 | -- | -- | 591 | 1370 | 939 | 226.5 | 6.5 | .321 |
| AA Totals (3 years) | 97 | 392 | 62 | 132 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .337 | .389 | .513 | 902 | -- | -- | 201 | 432 | 285 | 82 | 7.8 | .342 |
| A+ Totals (4 years) | 23 | 75 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .433 | .427 | 860 | -- | -- | 32 | 90 | 55 | 15 | 7.4 | .381 |
| A- Totals (1 year) | 58 | 219 | 47 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .365 | .439 | .498 | 937 | -- | -- | 109 | 255 | 146 | 55.7 | 10.3 | .381 |
| Rookie Totals (1 year) | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .692 | 1077 | -- | -- | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3.8 | 12.9 | .364 |
| 1994 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | OF | 57 | | 137 | 124 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | .964 | -- | -- | |
| | Binghamton | East | AA | OF | 6 | | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | .917 | -- | -- | |
| 1995 | Binghamton | East | AA | OF | 83 | | 240 | 230 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | .988 | -- | -- | |
| | Norfolk | IL | AAA | OF | 49 | | 111 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | .982 | -- | -- | |
| 1996 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | OF | 6 | | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| 1998 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | OF | 3 | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Norfolk | IL | AAA | 1B | 25 | | 249 | 227 | 16 | 6 | 23 | | .976 | -- | -- | |
| | Norfolk | IL | AAA | OF | 50 | | 93 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | .989 | -- | -- | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | LF | 8 | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | RF | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | OF | 7 | | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | .955 | -- | -- | |
| | Norfolk | IL | AAA | OF | 34 | | 63 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | .984 | -- | -- | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | LF | 5 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | CF | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| 2000 | NY Mets | NL | MLB | LF | 4 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 2.57 | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | CF | 143 | | 321 | 308 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1097 | .981 | 2.20 | 2.58 | |
| 2001 | St. Lucie | FSL | A+ | OF | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | CF | 103 | | 246 | 236 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 825 | .984 | 2.35 | 2.64 | |
| 2002 | Colorado | NL | MLB | LF | 32 | | 46 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 1.000 | 1.44 | 1.84 | |
| | Colorado | NL | MLB | CF | 16 | | 44 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 1.000 | 2.75 | 3.30 | |
| | NY Mets | NL | MLB | CF | 82 | | 170 | 163 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 625 | .994 | 2.06 | 2.43 | |
| | Colorado | NL | MLB | RF | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 3.00 | |
| 2003 | Colorado | NL | MLB | LF | 149 | 143 | 307 | 298 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1230 | .990 | 2.04 | 2.22 | |
| | Colorado | NL | MLB | CF | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.60 | |
| | Colorado | NL | MLB | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2004 | San Diego | NL | MLB | LF | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1.000 | 0.89 | 1.50 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | CF | 128 | 111 | 348 | 333 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1027 | .989 | 2.69 | 3.01 | |
| | San Diego | NL | MLB | DH | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2005 | Oakland | AL | MLB | LF | 47 | 47 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 1.000 | 2.11 | 2.15 | |
| | Boston | AL | MLB | LF | 13 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1.000 | 0.69 | 1.59 | |
| | Boston | AL | MLB | CF | 16 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1.000 | 1.25 | 2.25 | |
| | Oakland | AL | MLB | CF | 25 | 21 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 1.000 | 2.24 | 2.40 | |
| | Boston | AL | MLB | RF | 31 | 20 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1.000 | 1.81 | 2.78 | |
| 2006 | Oakland | AL | MLB | LF | 62 | 51 | 123 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 454 | .984 | 1.95 | 2.40 | |
| | Oakland | AL | MLB | CF | 46 | 44 | 108 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 380 | .972 | 2.28 | 2.49 | |
| | Oakland | AL | MLB | RF | 45 | 41 | 92 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 377 | .978 | 2.00 | 2.15 | |
| | Oakland | AL | MLB | DH | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2007 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | OF | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -- | -- | -- | |
| | Baltimore | AL | MLB | LF | 123 | 100 | 239 | 232 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 904 | .979 | 1.90 | 2.33 | |
| | Baltimore | AL | MLB | CF | 17 | 14 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 107 | .955 | 2.47 | 3.53 | |
| | Baltimore | AL | MLB | RF | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 2.88 | |
| 2008 | Baltimore | AL | MLB | LF | 71 | 41 | 134 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 407 | 1.000 | 1.89 | 2.96 | |
| | Baltimore | AL | MLB | CF | 38 | 36 | 105 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 1.000 | 2.76 | 3.14 | |
| | Baltimore | AL | MLB | RF | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2.25 | |
| 2010 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | LF | 56 | | 75 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | .960 | -- | -- | |
| | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | CF | 26 | | 53 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | RF | 16 | | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Colorado | NL | MLB | LF | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1.000 | 1.22 | 1.55 | |
| | Colorado | NL | MLB | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 4.50 | |
| | CF | 625 | 237 | 1472 | 1411 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 4819 | .986 | 2.32 | 2.71 | |
| | RF | 92 | 68 | 166 | 160 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 627 | .982 | 1.77 | 2.34 | |
| | DH | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | LF | 56 | 0 | 75 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .960 | 1.29 | | |
| | CF | 26 | 0 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.04 | | |
| | RF | 16 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.06 | | |
| | OF | 298 | 0 | 700 | 658 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .980 | 2.30 | | |