Jay Payton vs. Luis Salazar — Career Comparison

Jay Payton
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Luis Salazar
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

Jay Payton and Luis Salazar 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 Jay Payton, 94 for Luis Salazar), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 105). The overall lean goes to Jay Payton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jay Payton and Luis Salazar

Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
1259
168.28
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
178.56
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4489
600
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
4375
600
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4154
555.22
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4101
562.42
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1157
154.64
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
146.74
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
815
108.93
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
109.58
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
25.8
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
144
19.75
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.01
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.53
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.91
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
94
12.89
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.71
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
271
37.17
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.87
73.5
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
457.89
62.8
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1767
236.18
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1562
214.22
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
193.01
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1264
173.35
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
74.98
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
438
60.07
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
69.77
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
455
62.4
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
128.85
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
799
109.58
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.57
77.47
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
475.3
65.18
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.06
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
34.08
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
179
24.55
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.34
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.07
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
67.23
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
653
89.55
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.92
8.92
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.14
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.54
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.43
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.44
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
10.7
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.28
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
16.05
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.28
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.99
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
79
10.56
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
23.04
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
59.49
59.49
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.64
69.64

Fielding Stats for Jay Payton and Luis Salazar

Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
1.15
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
1.26
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
0.99
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
0.99
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27913
27
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27988
27
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9304.1
9
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9329.1
9
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
2.45
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
1.24
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.06
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.76
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.14
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2629
2.54
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
3.14
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2596
2.51
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3109
3
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.57
95.57
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.375
2.375
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.3
78.3
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0