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Jay Payton
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 178 of 1233 players
Jason Lee Payton
Born: November 22, 1972 at Zanesville, O.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 5.10 Weight: 185

Jay Payton was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on December 2, 2003, November 29, 2012, November 22, 2013, and December 4, 2019.

First Mets game: September 1, 1998
Last Mets game: July 30, 2002

Jay Payton

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OBP . 1998 Payton, Jay 22 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .318 .364 .348 Details 1999 Payton, Jay 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .375 .333 Details 2000 Payton, Jay 545 155 23 1 19 32 0 4 74 9 0 .284 .435 .324 Details 2001 Payton, Jay 361 92 16 1 8 18 1 5 52 2 0 .255 .371 .298 Details 2002 Payton, Jay 275 78 6 3 8 21 0 1 34 1 2 .284 .415 .336 Details Totals 1211 334 47 5 35 72 1 11 166 12 2 .276 .410 .319 Details

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