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Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bay

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut May 23, 2003

Born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, CAN

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2000. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 24 TOT NL  30   87   15   25   7  1   4   14   3  1  19  29  .287  .421  .529  145   46   0   0   0   1   0
         SDP NL   3    8    2    2   1  0   1    2   0  0   1   1  .250  .400  .750  203    6   0   0   0   1   0
         PIT NL  27   79   13   23   6  1   3   12   3  1  18  28  .291  .423  .506  140   40   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 25 PIT NL 120  411   61  116  24  4  26   82   4  6  41 129  .282  .358  .550  132  226   5   5   2  10   9 RoY-1
 2005 26 PIT NL 162  599  110  183  44  6  32  101  21  1  95 142  .306  .402  .559  150  335   0   7   9   6  12 MVP-12,AS
 2006 27 PIT NL 159  570  101  163  29  3  35  109  11  2 102 156  .286  .396  .532  138  303   0   9   9   8  15 MVP-23,AS
 2007 28 PIT NL 145  538   78  133  25  2  21   84   4  1  59 141  .247  .327  .418   93  225   0   8   3   9   8
 2008 29 TOT    155  577  111  165  35  4  31  101  10  0  81 137  .286  .373  .522  133  301   0   8   4   4   7
         PIT NL 106  393   72  111  23  2  22   64   7  0  59  86  .282  .375  .519  134  204   0   5   2   2   3
         BOS AL  49  184   39   54  12  2   9   37   3  0  22  51  .293  .370  .527  130   97   0   3   2   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      771 2782  476  785 164 20 149  491  53 11 397 734  .282  .375  .516  130 1436   5  37  27  38  51
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        585  100  165  34  4  31  103  11  2  83 154  .282  .375  .516  130  302   1   8   6   8  11
 Career High    162  599  111  183  44  6  35  109  21  6 102 156  .306  .402  .559  150  335   5   9   9  10  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 24 TOT NL  107   63   22   9.4   110| .287  .270| .421  .342| .529  .433| .950  .774| 145  .763   6.8   0.6  75%
         SDP NL   10    6    3  13.4   101| .250  .258| .400  .328| .750  .413|1.150  .741| 203  .861   1.3   0.1   0%
         PIT NL   97   57   19   8.9   111| .291  .271| .423  .343| .506  .435| .929  .778| 140  .747   5.5   0.5  75%
 2004 25 PIT NL  472  320   79   6.6   110| .282  .268| .358  .340| .550  .435| .908  .775| 132  .623  18.9   1.8  40%
 2005 26 PIT NL  707  436  143   8.7   107| .306  .267| .402  .337| .559  .426| .961  .763| 150  .748  47.5   4.5  95%
 2006 27 PIT NL  689  433  126   7.8   111| .286  .270| .396  .340| .532  .438| .928  .779| 138  .685  36.4   3.4  84%
 2007 28 PIT NL  614  422   78   5.0   109| .247  .270| .327  .339| .418  .432| .745  .772|  93  .490  -5.0  -0.5  80%
 2008 29 TOT     670  427  120   7.5   108| .286  .268| .373  .339| .522  .426| .895  .764| 133  .686  28.9   2.8 100%
         PIT NL  459  290   83   7.7   106| .282  .265| .375  .336| .519  .423| .894  .759| 134  .695  20.8   2.0 100%
         BOS AL  211  137   37   7.2   111| .293  .275| .370  .344| .527  .432| .897  .776| 130  .665   8.1   0.8 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      3259 2101  568   7.2   109| .282  .269| .375  .339| .516  .431| .891  .770| 130  .665 133.4  12.6  82%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 24 TOT NL OF 29 48 1 1 0 .980 .984 1.69 1.85 1.97 2.17 26 224.3 TOT NL CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 2.40 2.14 3.00 2.50 5 36.0 SDP NL CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.13 3.79 2.51 3 19.0 PIT NL OF 26 40 1 1 0 .976 .983 1.58 1.85 1.80 2.17 23 205.3 LF 24 34 0 1 0 .971 .980 1.42 1.54 1.70 1.91 20 180.3 CF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.15 2.12 2.49 2 17.0 RF 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.70 3.38 2.14 1 8.0 2004 25 PIT NL OF 119 211 3 2 0 .991 .982 1.80 1.85 1.96 2.16 110 984.0 LF 117 208 3 2 0 .991 .980 1.80 1.48 1.97 1.85 107 963.0 CF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.60 2.26 1.29 2.53 3 21.0 2005 26 PIT NL OF 162 322 4 4 1 .988 .984 2.01 1.86 2.09 2.19 162 1402.7 AS LF 146 264 3 1 1 .996 .984 1.83 1.52 2.03 1.94 133 1185.7 AS CF 30 57 1 3 0 .951 .986 1.93 2.15 2.41 2.51 29 217.0 AS 2006 27 PIT NL LF 157 316 10 3 1 .991 .982 2.08 1.54 2.14 1.97 157 1373.0 AS 2007 28 PIT NL LF 142 265 13 8 3 .972 .984 1.96 1.55 2.02 2.00 142 1237.0 DH 1 2008 29 TOT LF 154 254 8 4 0 .985 .983 1.70 1.53 1.75 1.95 153 1344.6 PIT NL LF 105 178 3 3 0 .984 .983 1.72 1.47 1.77 1.90 105 921.3 BOS AL LF 49 76 5 1 0 .988 .984 1.65 1.66 1.72 2.05 48 423.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 24 TOT NL CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 2.40 2.14 3.00 2.50 5 36.0 SDP NL CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.13 3.79 2.51 3 19.0 PIT NL CF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.15 2.12 2.49 2 17.0 2004 25 PIT NL CF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.60 2.26 1.29 2.53 3 21.0 2005 26 PIT NL CF 30 57 1 3 0 .951 .986 1.93 2.15 2.41 2.51 29 217.0 2007 28 PIT NL DH 1 2003 24 PIT NL LF 24 34 0 1 0 .971 .980 1.42 1.54 1.70 1.91 20 180.3 2004 25 PIT NL LF 117 208 3 2 0 .991 .980 1.80 1.48 1.97 1.85 107 963.0 2005 26 PIT NL LF 146 264 3 1 1 .996 .984 1.83 1.52 2.03 1.94 133 1185.7 2006 27 PIT NL LF 157 316 10 3 1 .991 .982 2.08 1.54 2.14 1.97 157 1373.0 2007 28 PIT NL LF 142 265 13 8 3 .972 .984 1.96 1.55 2.02 2.00 142 1237.0 2008 29 TOT LF 154 254 8 4 0 .985 .983 1.70 1.53 1.75 1.95 153 1344.6 PIT NL LF 105 178 3 3 0 .984 .983 1.72 1.47 1.77 1.90 105 921.3 BOS AL LF 49 76 5 1 0 .988 .984 1.65 1.66 1.72 2.05 48 423.3 2003 24 TOT NL OF 29 48 1 1 0 .980 .984 1.69 1.85 1.97 2.17 26 224.3 SDP NL OF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 1.87 3.79 2.18 3 19.0 PIT NL OF 26 40 1 1 0 .976 .983 1.58 1.85 1.80 2.17 23 205.3 2004 25 PIT NL OF 119 211 3 2 0 .991 .982 1.80 1.85 1.96 2.16 110 984.0 2005 26 PIT NL OF 162 322 4 4 1 .988 .984 2.01 1.86 2.09 2.19 162 1402.7 2006 27 PIT NL OF 157 316 10 3 1 .991 .984 2.08 1.88 2.14 2.22 157 1373.0 2007 28 PIT NL OF 142 265 13 8 3 .972 .984 1.96 1.94 2.02 2.30 142 1237.0 2003 24 PIT NL RF 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.70 3.38 2.14 1 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total LF* 740 1341 37 19 5 .986 .983 1.86 1.53 1.97 1.95 712 6283.7 OF* 609 1162 31 18 5 .985 .984 1.96 1.88 2.06 2.22 597 5221.0 740 40 1# CF* 40 72 1 3 0 .961 .988 1.82 2.16 2.40 2.51 37 274.0 RF* 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.70 3.38 2.14 1 8.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 609 1162 31 18 5 .985 .984 1.96 1.88 2.06 2.22 597 5221
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2008   ALDS  BOS LAA         3  14   2   5  1  0  2   5   1   4  .357  .400  .857   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2005   PIT NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 2006   PIT NL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      1   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2005
2006 (RF)

Awards
2004-NL-ROY

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2005-NL-12-0.09
2006-NL-23-0.00
Car-909-0.09 shares

Batting Average
2005 NL-.306-10

On-base %
2005 NL-.402-8
2006 NL-.396-9
Act-.375-29

Slugging %
2005 NL-.559-8
Act-.516-27
Car-.516-67

OPS
2005 NL-.961-5
Act-.891-27
Car-.891-72

Games
2005 NL-162-1
2006 NL-159-6

At Bats
2005 NL-599-9

Plate Appearances (approx.)
2005 NL-707-6

Runs
2005 NL-110-4

Hits
2005 NL-183-7

Total Bases
2005 NL-335-5

Doubles
2005 NL-44-4

Home Runs
2006 NL-35-10

Bases on Balls
2005 NL-95-7
2006 NL-102-6

Strikeouts
2005 NL-142-6
2006 NL-156-5
2007 NL-141-5

Adjusted OPS+
2005 NL-150-5
2006 NL-138-7
Act-130-24

Runs Created
2005 NL-143-3
2006 NL-126-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
2005 NL-47-4
2006 NL-36-9

Batting Wins
2005 NL-4.5-4
2006 NL-3.4-8

Extra-Base Hits
2005 NL-82-2

Times on Base
2005 NL-284-5
2006 NL-273-5

Offensive Win%
2005 NL-.748-4
2006 NL-.685-9
Act-.665-26

Sac. Flies
2005 NL-7-9
2006 NL-9-2

Power/Speed Number
2005 NL-25.4-2

At Bats per Home Run
Act-18.7-29
Car-18.7-83

     

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 26 (853) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 20.0 (615) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 35.5 (505) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 22nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2000.

March 24, 2002: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.

July 31, 2002: Traded by the New York Mets with Josh Reynolds (minors) and Bobby Jones to the San Diego Padres for Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrook.

August 26, 2003: Traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Oliver Perez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Giles. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Pittsburgh Pirates$305,000
2005Pittsburgh Pirates$355,000
2006Pittsburgh Pirates$1,000,000
2007Pittsburgh Pirates$3,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,160,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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