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| Jay Payton |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5' 10'' Weight: 190 Born: November 22, 1972 in Usa, OH, ZANESVILLE |
| Awards & Accomplishments | |
| World Championships Won | 2003 |
| Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
| 1998 | 25 | KCR | AL | 9 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .179 | .207 | .179 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 26 | KCR | AL | 78 | 232 | 32 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 32 | .276 | .320 | .440 | .759 | 29.7 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | 27 | KCR | AL | 52 | 154 | 19 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | .299 | .345 | .481 | .826 | 24.2 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | 28 | KCR | AL | 51 | 156 | 23 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36 | .276 | .305 | .436 | .741 | 21.5 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | 29 | KCR | AL | 22 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .231 | .320 | .551 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | 30 | KCR | AL | 40 | 81 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .247 | .282 | .444 | .727 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 31 | KCR | AL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 32 | KCR | AL | 128 | 437 | 48 | 117 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 124 | .268 | .308 | .460 | .768 | 57.9 | 7.4 |
| 8 Years Sim | 382 | 1117 | 146 | 301 | 62 | 15 | 35 | 164 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 262 | .269 | .309 | .446 | .755 | 145.1 | 18.2 | |||
| 162 Game Average | 473 | 61 | 127 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 111 | .269 | .309 | .446 | .755 | 61.5 | |||||
| Career Highs | 128 | 437 | 48 | 117 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 124 | .299 | .345 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 57.9 | ||||
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| Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
| 1998 | 25 | KCR | AL | RF | 6 | 5 | 43.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.09 | 0.2 | ||||
| LF | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.88 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 26 | KCR | AL | RF | 74 | 64 | 553.7 | 95 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .943 | 1.63 | 1.2 | ||||
| CF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 27 | KCR | AL | LF | 30 | 29 | 250.7 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.83 | 0.8 | ||||
| RF | 13 | 7 | 67.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.07 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 28 | KCR | AL | RF | 42 | 41 | 330.0 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .952 | 1.64 | 1.1 | ||||
| LF | 5 | 3 | 29.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.48 | |||||||||
| CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 9.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 29 | KCR | AL | LF | 9 | 3 | 42.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0.4 | ||||
| RF | 7 | 0 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| CF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 30 | KCR | AL | LF | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | 0.5 | ||||
| RF | 15 | 11 | 95.3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.79 | |||||||||
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 31 | KCR | AL | CF | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | 0.0 | ||||
| RF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 32 | KCR | AL | LF | 105 | 99 | 869.7 | 140 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 1.49 | 2.0 | ||||
| CF | 8 | 8 | 73.0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.85 | |||||||||
| RF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | |||||||||
| LF | 165 | 150 | 1315.3 | 227 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 1.61 | 3.6 | ||||||||
| RF | 162 | 132 | 1144.0 | 207 | 7 | 13 | 1 | .943 | 1.68 | 2.5 | ||||||||
| CF | 13 | 8 | 85.0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.91 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 9.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Career Totals | 342 | 290 | 2548.3 | 453 | 16 | 18 | 2 | .963 | 1.66 | 6.1 | ||||||||
| Career Highs | 117 | 111 | 977.7 | 167 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||||||
| Post-Season Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999 | 26 | KCR | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Post-Season Batting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||
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| History |
| Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by New Orleans in 1998 |
| Traded from New Orleans to Pittsburgh on 2/7/1998 (Going to PIT: LF Jay Payton. Going to NOR: P Orlando Hernandez) |
| Traded from Pittsburgh to Kansas City on 4/1/1998 (Going to KCR: P Pedro Martinez, LF Jay Payton. Going to PIT: 1B Sean Casey, 1B Andruw Jones) |
| Had first career hit on 7/23/1998, off Mauro Gozzo (TEX) |
| Hit first career homerun on 8/16/1999, off Todd Revenig (BAL) |
| Injured on 8/3/2001 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks |
| 1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration |
| 1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration |
| Won World Championship with Kansas City in 2003 |
| 1/31/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration |
| 1/31/2005: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration |
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