1972
Born November 22, 1972
Zanesville, OH, USA
Jay Payton Notable
b. November 22, 1972 · New York Mets 1998–2002, Colorado Rockies 2002–2003, 2010, San Diego Padres 2004, Boston Red Sox 2005, Oakland Athletics 2005–2006, Baltimore Orioles 2007–2008
Jay Payton played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1998 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 2010.
Across 1,259 games he batted .279, with 1,157 hits and 561 runs. He finished with 119 home runs, 193 doubles and 47 stolen bases.
He played 1,185 games in the outfield, with 2,535 putouts and 33 errors.
He was born in Zanesville, OH, USA on November 22, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYM | 15 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .318 |
| 1999 | NYM | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| 2000 | NYM | 149 | 488 | 63 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 30 | 60 | 5 | .291 |
| 2001 | NYM | 104 | 361 | 44 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 4 | .255 |
| 2002 | COL/NYM | 134 | 445 | 69 | 135 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 59 | 29 | 54 | 7 | .303 |
| 2003 | COL | 157 | 600 | 93 | 181 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 89 | 43 | 77 | 6 | .302 |
| 2004 | SDP | 143 | 458 | 57 | 119 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 43 | 56 | 2 | .260 |
| 2005 | BOS/OAK | 124 | 408 | 62 | 109 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 63 | 24 | 47 | 0 | .267 |
| 2006 | OAK | 142 | 557 | 78 | 165 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 22 | 52 | 8 | .296 |
| 2007 | BAL | 131 | 434 | 48 | 111 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 22 | 42 | 5 | .256 |
| 2008 | BAL | 127 | 338 | 41 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 53 | 8 | .243 |
| 2010 | COL | 20 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .343 |
| Career | — | 1259 | 4154 | 561 | 1157 | 193 | 30 | 119 | 522 | 255 | 503 | 47 | .279 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Jay Payton
Jay Payton made a major-league debut on September 1, 1998.
2010
Final major-league game: Jay Payton
Jay Payton played a final major-league game on October 3, 2010.