How Jay Payton's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Jay Payton totaled 255 career Walks, well above the league average of 164.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 2003, posting 43, well above the league average of 20.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 0, well below the league average of 22.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 22 in 2007 to 22 in 2008 and 1 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 43 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jay Payton Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Career255100.51
Season Avg.21.250.830.51
162 Game Avg.32.811.290.51
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Jay Payton Walks Per Season

Jay Payton's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jay Payton Walks per season line chart

Jay Payton Walks by Team

Jay Payton's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jay Payton career Walks by team bar chart

Jay Payton Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Jay Payton's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jay Payton Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jay Payton Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jay Payton's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jay Payton Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jay Payton Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jay Payton's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jay Payton Walks season-by-season breakdown table