Jay Payton
1998–2010 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Athletics, San Diego Padres
1,259G
.279AVG
.323OBP
.425SLG
1,157H
119HR
522RBI
47SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,259 | 4,490 | 4,154 | 561 | 1,157 | 193 | 30 | 119 | 522 | 255 | 503 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1,767 | .279 | .323 | .425 | .748 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 2000-06-20 to 2000-07-05
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 2003-08-03 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2002-09-22 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 2007-09-28 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 637 | 2223 | 576 | 61 | 260 | 132 | 243 | .280 | .318 | .432 |
| Away | 622 | 2267 | 581 | 58 | 262 | 123 | 260 | .277 | .311 | .419 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| April | 178 | 632 | 148 | 15 | 65 | 34 | 76 | .252 | .288 | .372 |
| May | 197 | 682 | 180 | 14 | 80 | 52 | 73 | .291 | .340 | .429 |
| June | 187 | 662 | 177 | 17 | 75 | 28 | 66 | .287 | .310 | .441 |
| July | 206 | 764 | 192 | 19 | 101 | 51 | 93 | .272 | .318 | .404 |
| August | 234 | 864 | 231 | 34 | 111 | 44 | 103 | .289 | .318 | .477 |
| September | 242 | 842 | 217 | 19 | 87 | 42 | 90 | .275 | .308 | .414 |
| October | 13 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .306 | .366 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arizona-diamondbacks | 74 | 267 | 65 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 32 | .259 | .285 | .390 |
| san-francisco-giants | 66 | 248 | 79 | 10 | 34 | 16 | 21 | .345 | .383 | .555 |
| atlanta-braves | 65 | 223 | 53 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 25 | .256 | .278 | .396 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 60 | 210 | 43 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 30 | .219 | .271 | .378 |
| new-york-yankees | 54 | 192 | 53 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 23 | .296 | .328 | .453 |
| boston-red-sox | 54 | 195 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 25 | .216 | .231 | .276 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 50 | 160 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 14 | .288 | .325 | .404 |
| montreal-expos | 49 | 182 | 52 | 7 | 32 | 13 | 19 | .319 | .357 | .521 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  New York Mets | 15 | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | .318 | – | – |
| 1999 | New York Mets | 13 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 2000 | New York Mets | 149 | 488 | 142 | 17 | 62 | 5 | .291 | – | – |
| 2001 | New York Mets | 104 | 361 | 92 | 8 | 34 | 4 | .255 | – | – |
| 2002 | Colorado Rockies, New York Mets | 134 | 445 | 135 | 16 | 59 | 7 | .303 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Colorado Rockies | 157 | 600 | 181 | 28 | 89 | 6 | .302 | – | – |
| 2004 |  San Diego Padres | 143 | 458 | 119 | 8 | 55 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 2005 | Boston Red Sox, Athletics | 124 | 408 | 109 | 18 | 63 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Athletics | 142 | 557 | 165 | 10 | 59 | 8 | .296 | – | – |
| 2007 |  Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 434 | 111 | 7 | 58 | 5 | .256 | – | – |
| 2008 | Baltimore Orioles | 127 | 338 | 82 | 7 | 41 | 8 | .243 | – | – |
| 2010 | Colorado Rockies | 20 | 35 | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | .343 | – | – |