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CF Jay Payton #6
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R
08/25/1998
CF JAY PAYTON #6 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
73 255 53 13 1 4 25 15 46 .208 .256 .314 2 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 14 14 14 14
Gap 11 11 11 11
Power 10 10 10 11
Eye 7 7 7 7
Avoid K's 15 15 15 15
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 15
Errors: - 2 15
Arm: - 2 10
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 14
1st Base: - Center Field: 12
2nd Base: - Right Field: 8
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 13
Baserunning Inst.: 13
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/23/1998 BOS Win, 11-3 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
08/22/1998 BOS Win, 10-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/14/1998 CHC Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/11/1998 CIN Loss, 3-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/10/1998 CIN Win, 9-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1998 @ FLA Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1998 @ MIN Win, 9-2 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
08/02/1998 @ CHA Win, 5-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1998 @ ORL Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1998 PHI Win, 8-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:11/22/1972
Born in:Zanesville, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1997, 14th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1998 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 73 255 53 13 1 4 25 31 15 46 .208 .256 .314 .570 .246 .106 60
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 273 2 0 0 6 0 1 80 18 2 1 66.7 19.8 2.55 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   119 32 10 1 2 14 15 7 15 0 0 1 .269 .315 .420 .735
Versus Right   136 21 3 0 2 11 16 8 31 1 0 1 .154 .205 .221 .426
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196
March   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   69 9 3 0 1 2 6 3 15 0 0 0 .130 .167 .217 .384
May   96 18 3 1 2 11 14 3 18 1 0 1 .188 .218 .302 .520
June   34 10 3 0 1 6 4 4 6 0 0 0 .294 .368 .471 .839
July   23 7 3 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .304 .385 .435 .819
August   30 9 1 0 0 2 5 3 6 0 0 0 .300 .364 .333 .697
Career   255 53 13 1 4 25 31 15 46 1 0 2 .208 .256 .314 .570
Home   164 36 8 1 3 18 20 11 28 0 0 1 .220 .273 .335 .608
Road   91 17 5 0 1 7 11 4 18 1 0 1 .187 .227 .275 .502
Grass   69 8 3 0 0 2 5 1 16 1 0 0 .116 .127 .159 .286
Turf   186 45 10 1 4 23 26 14 30 0 0 2 .242 .302 .371 .673
Day   77 15 4 0 1 6 7 3 14 0 0 1 .195 .235 .286 .520
Night   178 38 9 1 3 19 24 12 32 1 0 1 .213 .266 .326 .591
As Starter   253 53 13 1 4 25 31 15 46 1 0 2 .209 .258 .316 .575
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   63 8 1 0 2 4 7 1 11 0 0 0 .127 .141 .238 .379
Inning 1-3   79 20 4 0 1 10 10 3 7 0 0 1 .253 .289 .342 .631
Inning 4-6   91 21 7 0 1 10 11 5 22 1 0 1 .231 .276 .341 .616
Inning 7-9   78 12 2 1 2 5 10 7 15 0 0 0 .154 .224 .282 .506
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   94 19 3 1 2 5 16 5 18 1 0 0 .202 .240 .319 .559
1 Outs   72 16 6 0 1 13 9 8 12 0 0 0 .222 .300 .347 .647
2 Outs   89 18 4 0 1 7 6 2 16 0 0 2 .202 .237 .281 .517
Scoring Position   57 13 4 0 0 17 4 3 10 1 0 1 .228 .274 .298 .572
Bases Empty   143 29 6 1 3 3 22 10 28 0 0 0 .203 .255 .322 .577
Runner on 1st   55 11 3 0 1 5 5 2 8 0 0 1 .200 .241 .309 .550
Runner on 2nd   25 3 2 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .120 .154 .200 .354
Runner on 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .600 .933
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 .083 .267 .167 .433
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Bases Loaded   5 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 .800 1.600
Two Strikes   109 6 1 1 0 1 7 10 46 0 0 1 .055 .142 .083 .224
First Pitch   49 12 6 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .245 .367 .612
Count 0-1   21 7 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .364 .381 .745
Count 0-2   16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   28 8 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .276 .321 .597
Count 1-1   21 11 2 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .524 .524 1.048 1.571
Count 1-2   42 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 1 .071 .093 .095 .188
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   13 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Count 2-2   35 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 18 0 0 0 .057 .057 .114 .171
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Full Count   16 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 6 0 0 0 .063 .423 .063 .486
Behind in Count   79 10 2 0 0 6 4 0 22 0 0 2 .127 .148 .152 .300
Ahead in Count   55 17 3 0 1 7 9 5 0 1 0 0 .309 .361 .418 .779
Batting 5th   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 6th   16 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 .125 .263 .250 .513
Batting 7th   52 16 1 0 0 2 10 4 10 0 0 0 .308 .357 .327 .684
Batting 8th   28 7 3 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .323 .357 .680
Batting 9th   155 27 6 1 4 16 15 6 32 1 0 1 .174 .209 .303 .512
Low Leverage   132 30 4 1 3 11 18 10 26 0 0 1 .227 .287 .341 .628
Medium Leverage   84 18 7 0 1 9 12 4 14 1 0 0 .214 .247 .333 .581
High Leverage   38 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 1 .105 .128 .132 .260
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 Cincinnati - DBL 25 50 178 29 7 1 4 16 23 9 1 1 35 2 0 .163 .206 .281 .487 34 34 -0.9
1998 Kansas City - DBL 25 23 77 24 6 0 0 9 8 6 1 0 11 0 1 .312 .369 .390 .759 111 117 0.3
1998 Total - DBL 25 73 255 53 13 1 4 25 31 15 2 1 46 2 1 .208 .256 .314 .570 60 61 -0.5
Total DBL 73 255 53 13 1 4 25 31 15 2 1 46 2 1 .208 .256 .314 .570 58 60 -0.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1998 Kansas City - DBL LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Cincinnati - DBL CF 50 50 136 3 2 141 2 .986 446.0 2.80 -3.1 .980
1998 Kansas City - DBL CF 23 21 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 199.0 2.31 -1.6 .995
TOTAL CF 73 71 187 3 2 192 2 .990 645.0 2.65 -4.7 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 38th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (15); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 7 (7).
03/30/1998 Named the #51 prospect in the DBL
06/04/1998 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals, along with 3B Scott Rolen, in exchange for CF Andruw Jones, 3B Hensley Meulens.
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