Jay Payton

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1992-2010 (1998-2010)
Proper Name
Jason Lee Payton
Positions
CF (651) ... LF (588) ... OF (298) ... RF (108) ... 1B (25) ... DH (5)
Height / Weight
5-10 / 205
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
November 22,1972   Age:  53.298
High School
Zanesville (Zanesville,OH)
Colleges
Georgia Tech (Atlanta,GA)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 350,000
Service Time
9.128 (2009)
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
paytj001
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[1994] Golden Spikes award finalist ... 1st Round Draft Pick (#29 overall) by the New York Mets   [2000] Topps All-Star Rookie   [2005] Inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame

Prospect Rankings

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yearsourcetypeteamrankview rankings
1995Baseball AmericaMLBNew York Mets96View Rankings
1995Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Mets7View Rankings
1996Baseball AmericaMLBNew York Mets21View Rankings
1996Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Mets2View Rankings
1997Baseball AmericaMLBNew York Mets34View Rankings
1997Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Mets1View Rankings
6 record(s)
Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1992Georgia TechACCNCAA-1Fr 1962248467512622712101016000001052582055.302.329.423.752.169.121.0003.886.201.60124.00
1993Georgia TechACCNCAA-1So 20612406183121214642361520000001612553845.346.384.6711.055.458.325.0005.887.841.3317.14
1994Georgia TechACCNCAA-1Jr 21672977812927420102862423000002243215178.434.477.7541.231.407.320.0007.487.170.9614.85
1994Pittsfield MetsNYPLA-NYN-211365821947801623371022318904211092552159.365.439.498.937.274.133.3819.027.060.7873.00
1994Binghamton MetsEastAANYN-2182537100111231000182816.280.357.320.677.120.040.3187.1410.711.500.00
1995Binghamton MetsEastAANYN-221288535759123203145416729322022111913903786.345.395.535.930.297.190.3487.448.211.1025.50
1995Norfolk TidesILAAANYN-2295501963347114430113112224205782151928.240.284.398.682.255.158.2505.1210.232.0049.00
1996Gulf Coast MetsGCLRkNYN-2331335101210010000091323.385.385.6921.077.385.307.3640.007.690.0013.00
1996St. Lucie MetsFSLA+NYN-23926482001214500011103026.308.400.385.785.269.077.38113.3316.671.250.00
1996Binghamton MetsEastAANYN-2341002000201220021021402.200.286.200.486.100.000.20014.2914.291.000.00
1996Norfolk TidesILAAANYN-2311555153304763626101112530113771681532.307.363.503.866.327.196.3336.5514.882.2725.50
1998St. Lucie MetsFSLA+NYN-253701000000310002011001.143.400.143.543.429.000.16730.0010.000.330.00
1998Norfolk TidesILAAANYN2525948232245841448301272650110051303502658.261.318.404.722.239.143.2887.4314.291.9240.25
1998New York MetsNLMLBNYN25257H/R9/61152227100000140000082316.318.348.364.712.091.046.3894.3517.394.000.00
1999St. Lucie MetsFSLA+NYN-26726391103014500001123027.346.433.462.895.231.116.42913.3316.671.250.00
1999Norfolk TidesILAAANYN2526137*38144275613283522121310112971582333.389.437.6741.111.368.285.3877.598.231.0818.00
1999New York MetsNLMLBNYN4426R7H/891381210011202100003911.250.333.375.708.000.125.3330.0022.220.000.00
2000New York MetsNLMLBNYN44278/7R7/6952189714948863142231176251130603080921852941101.291.331.447.778.205.156.2985.6711.342.0028.71
2001St. Lucie MetsFSLA+NYN-2841676300000410000092033.375.500.5631.063.438.188.40020.005.000.250.00
2001New York MetsNLMLBNYN44288/76/921548910436144921618344318525021111343862567.255.298.371.669.169.116.2774.6613.472.8945.13
2002New York MetsNLMLBNYN44298/7/6952111187275337863831412134121081143001761.284.336.415.751.218.131.2997.0011.331.6234.38
2002Colorado RockiesNLMLBCOL272978/9/21435811147170365714482833820300031031812631.335.376.606.982.318.271.3454.4211.052.5021.25
2003Colorado RockiesNLMLBCOL24307/8926/54911315760093181325288964437775332730765865116.302.354.512.866.285.210.3076.5311.701.7921.43
2004San Diego PadresNLMLBSDN17318/76/579183492143458571191748552043564242121685112990.260.326.367.693.205.107.2798.4110.961.3057.25
2005Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS443298/7R/786359124995513324357052100101400104571441223.263.313.429.742.241.166.2616.949.721.4026.60
2005Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK163278/65/784399692753874911342011433002241242912351.269.302.451.753.229.182.2644.8111.342.3621.15
2006Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK1633789/D6/579389714255778165323105984225240511223358845120.296.325.418.743.169.122.3103.748.842.3655.70
2007Norfolk TidesILAAABAL-34283210000011000003911.250.333.375.708.250.125.28611.1111.111.000.00
2007Baltimore OriolesALMLBBAL37347/89/97682518813143448111215758522242356091634703378.256.292.376.668.177.120.2664.688.941.9162.00
2008Baltimore OriolesALMLBBAL16357/8R9/987625871273384182102741812253120171173631963.243.291.346.637.189.103.2706.0614.602.4148.29
2010Colorado Springs Sky SoxPCLAAACOL44371071164396214236567413325474111132064704795.323.365.469.834.226.146.3515.3210.001.8873.17
2010Colorado RockiesNLMLBCOL1537H7/R97/220353124101101400002183657.343.361.514.875.229.171.3872.7811.114.000.00
Tot:MLB (12 yrs) MLB      1259415456111571933011952247322555033216321010817674489342815.279.323.425.748.212.147.2915.6811.211.9734.91
Tot:NL (8 yrs) NL      7352417332690114197730126241653092491867210732633210480.285.335.444.779.228.158.2996.2711.741.8731.39
Tot:AL (4 yrs) AL      52417372294677911422212189019487144366941856132335.269.306.400.705.190.131.2814.8510.452.1641.36
Tot:Minors (8 yrs) Minors      5241961326619125245029578291572262361311439422160199420.316.371.480.851.270.165.3357.2710.461.4439.22
Tot:Rk (1 yrs) Rk      31335101210010000091323.385.385.6921.077.385.308.3640.007.6913.00
Tot:A- (1 yrs) A-      5821947801623371022318904211092552159.365.439.498.937.274.132.3819.027.060.7873.00
Tot:A+ (4 yrs) A+      237514246104221512000323290717.320.433.427.860.307.107.38116.6713.330.80
Tot:AA (3 yrs) AA      9739262132213145717933373043122014323894.337.389.513.902.281.176.3427.648.561.1228.00
Tot:AAA (6 yrs) AAA      343126220037881183219548168615811653285911370131247.300.348.468.817.262.169.3216.2811.531.8439.44
Tot:College (3 yrs) College      1907851852875122361934322495900000490834109178.366.403.6241.027.348.259.3645.887.071.2021.81
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Avg:Minors - 162 game avg Minors      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Avg:College - 162 game avg College      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
2000New York MetsDivision SeriesPlayoffs2741713000210040000031703.176.176.176.352.059.000.2310.0023.530.000.00
2000New York MetsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2751913001300250000062112.158.238.316.554.263.158.1549.5223.812.504.76
2000New York MetsWorld SeriesPlayoffs27521370013000500000102116.333.333.476.809.143.143.4000.0023.810.004.76
2006Oakland AthleticsMLB Spring TrainingSpring332060132031371062000033466713.333.394.567.961.350.234.3099.093.030.3320.00
2006Oakland AthleticsDivision SeriesPlayoffs3331234000000010000041204.333.333.333.666.000.000.3640.008.330.000.00
2006Oakland AthleticsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3341414201200120000091531.286.333.643.976.429.357.2736.6713.332.006.67
2007Baltimore OriolesMLB Spring TrainingSpring34174841751081001100002449611.354.367.500.867.167.146.3620.002.040.000.00
2008Baltimore OriolesMLB Spring TrainingSpring3513365114004111200000153747.306.324.417.741.139.111.3242.705.412.000.00
2010Colorado RockiesMLB Spring TrainingSpring37245451531071212000002055411.278.291.370.661.093.092.2881.823.642.000.00
Tot:Spring (4 Yrs) Spring 741982763153326438710003932072142.318.348.470.818.197.152.3193.863.380.8866.00
Tot:Playoffs (2 Yrs) Playoffs 21839212031010317000003286516.253.279.386.665.181.133.2863.4919.775.6727.67

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