Joe Azcue vs. Jay Payton — Career Comparison

Joe Azcue
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Jay Payton
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Joe Azcue and Jay Payton are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Joe Azcue, 98 for Jay Payton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 107). The overall lean goes to Jay Payton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Azcue and Jay Payton

Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
176.22
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1259
168.28
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
3095
600
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4489
600
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
2828
548.24
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4154
555.22
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
712
138.03
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1157
154.64
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
559
108.37
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
108.93
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
94
18.22
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
25.8
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.74
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.01
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
50
9.69
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.91
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
153
29.66
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.71
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
289.21
56.07
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.87
73.5
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
974
188.82
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1767
236.18
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
936
181.45
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
193.01
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
201
38.97
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
74.98
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
304
58.93
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
69.77
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
455
88.21
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.85
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
305.69
59.26
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.57
77.47
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.3
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
40.13
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
34.08
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.72
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.34
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
66.69
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
503
67.23
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.92
8.92
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.13
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.14
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.2
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.28
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
16.87
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.44
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.97
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.28
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.33
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.3
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
10.56
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
29.41
29.41
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.49
59.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Azcue and Jay Payton

Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
1.13
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
1.15
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
0.99
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
20781
27
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27913
27
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6927
9
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9304.1
9
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5329
6.92
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2535
2.45
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
0.59
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.06
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.06
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5825
7.57
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2629
2.54
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5781
7.51
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2596
2.51
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.09
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.15
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.27
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.32
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.26
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0