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
More career statistics
1,157H
119HR
522RBI
47SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 2006-06-17 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 2006-07-17 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |