How Jay Payton's Total Bases Compares to Similar Players

Jay Payton totaled 1,767 career Total Bases, well above the league average of 699.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Bases season came in 2003, posting 307, well above the league average of 87.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 3, well below the league average of 93.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Bases total went from 163 in 2007 to 117 in 2008 and 18 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Bases profile — ranging from 3 to 307 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jay Payton Lifetime Total Bases

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Jay Payton Total Bases Per Season

Jay Payton's Total Bases 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 Total Bases per season line chart

Jay Payton Total Bases by Team

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

Jay Payton Cumulative Total Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Jay Payton's career Total Bases, 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 Total Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Jay Payton Total Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jay Payton's seasonal Total Bases 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 Total Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jay Payton Total Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jay Payton's MLB career with Total Bases 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 Total Bases season-by-season breakdown table