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  NAME     : Jay Payton
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/22/1972
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Centerfield
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,570,000 through 2007
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

DEFENSIVE RATINGS : Range at Leftfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .986) Range at Centerfield : C (Fielding Pct. : .984) Range at Rightfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .974) Outfield Arm : B
OFFENSIVE RATINGS : (Rated by an average league scout) Speed : D Stealing Ability : D Sacrifice Bunt : C Bunt for Hit : E Hitter Type : Normal Getting Hits : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average) Hitting Doubles : 4 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average) Hitting Homeruns : 5 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average) Getting BB's : 3 (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair) Avoiding Strikeouts : 4 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Good)
BATTING STATS : Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG Overall .212 3 8 104 22 1 0 13 1 0 5 11 .248 .308 vs RHP .231 3 8 65 15 0 0 9 1 0 4 7 .275 .369 vs LHP .179 0 0 39 7 1 0 4 0 0 1 4 .200 .205 At Home .259 3 6 58 15 0 0 8 1 0 4 4 .306 .414 Away .152 0 2 46 7 1 0 5 0 0 1 7 .167 .174 R.I.S.P. .120 1 5 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 .240 Pinch Hitting .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Close/Late .375 0 1 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 This Week .294 0 1 17 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .333 .294 Last Week .200 0 1 20 4 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 .333 .200 Apr/Mar .212 3 8 104 22 1 0 13 1 0 5 11 .245 .308 May .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
CAREER STATS : YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS 1998 .318 0 0 15 22 7 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .347 .364 NYN 1999 .250 0 1 13 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 .250 .375 NYN 2000 .291 17 62 149 488 142 23 1 63 5 11 30 60 .332 .447 NYN 2001 .255 8 34 104 361 92 16 1 44 4 3 18 52 .290 .371 NYN 2002 .303 16 59 134 445 135 20 7 69 7 4 29 54 .351 .488 NYN,COL 2003 .279 19 67 157 619 173 22 3 80 1 0 43 71 .326 .417 COL,TB 2004 .292 11 70 156 612 179 25 3 78 3 2 32 52 .328 .397 TB Total AB : 2659 Total AVG : .283 Total Hits: 752 Total HR : 74 Total RBI : 301 Total Runs: 350 Total SB : 22
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Colorado to Tampa Bay on 3/31/2003 (Going to COL: P J. Towers, 2B M. Anderson, CF J. Tyner. Going to TB: P A. Cook, 2B M. Bellhorn, CF J. Payton)... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Detroit on 4/27/2004...