Alvin
Payson
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 24, 1942 in Costa Rica
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 LV FL $ 800,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
1974 31 OMA JL $ 800,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
1975 32 JAX JL $ 800,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4
1976 33 JAX JL $ 800,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4
1977 34 LOU JL $ 400,000 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 400,000 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 800,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 30 LV FL 46 102 12 25 5 0 3 15 0 0 7 26 .245 .294 .382 .676 10.2 0.8
1974 31 OMA JL 54 179 11 49 5 2 3 27 1 0 21 47 .274 .357 .374 .732 25.8 4.6
  LV FL 41 103 10 31 7 2 2 18 0 0 8 19 .301 .357 .466 .823 16.8 3.3
  TOT   95 282 21 80 12 4 5 45 1 0 29 66 .284 .357 .408 .765 42.5 7.9
1975 32 OMA JL 38 113 8 29 2 3 2 10 1 1 8 24 .257 .317 .381 .698 13.2 2.5
  JAX JL 33 63 6 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 23 .190 .292 .190 .482 4.0 0.0
  TOT   71 176 14 41 2 3 2 13 1 1 16 47 .233 .308 .313 .620 17.2 2.5
1976 33 JAX JL 112 294 30 62 8 5 0 17 0 0 40 78 .211 .313 .272 .585 25.0 0.7
1977 34 AAA   138 492 72 139 19 2 12 73 7 12 81 86 .283 .384 .402 .786 77.1  
4 Years Sim 324 854 77 208 27 12 10 90 2 1 92 217 .244 .324 .338 .663 95.0 11.9
1 Years AAA 138 492 72 139 19 2 12 73 7 12 81 86 .283 .383 .402 .786 77.1  
162 Game Average 427 38 104 13 6 5 45 1 0 46 108 .244 .324 .338 .663 47.5  
Career Highs 112 294 30 80 12 5 5 45 1 1 40 78 .284 .357 .408 .765 42.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   660 60 154 16 9 5 62 2 1 73 171 .233 .319 .308 .627 66.4
vs LH   194 17 54 11 3 5 28 0 0 19 46 .278 .343 .443 .786 28.8
Home 154 386 35 94 11 7 3 36 1 0 45 93 .244 .332 .332 .663 43.5
Away 170 468 42 114 16 5 7 54 1 1 47 124 .244 .318 .344 .662 51.7
RISP   218 0 47 7 3 2 74 0 0 23 55 .216 .289 .303 .592 19.9
Pinch Hitting   62 8 11 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 18 .177 .239 .226 .465 3.1
Close/Late   98 11 21 1 1 1 10 0 0 11 31 .214 .294 .276 .569 8.5
Mar/Apr 53 132 11 26 4 1 4 12 1 1 9 29 .197 .254 .333 .587 10.9
May 47 127 10 35 4 3 2 16 0 0 11 28 .276 .336 .402 .737 16.8
June 40 87 14 22 3 3 1 8 1 0 10 18 .253 .330 .391 .721 11.6
July 54 146 17 37 8 2 1 14 0 0 15 40 .253 .335 .356 .692 16.9
August 68 193 17 51 6 2 1 23 0 0 21 59 .264 .344 .332 .675 22.3
Sep/Oct 62 169 8 37 2 1 1 17 0 0 26 43 .219 .333 .260 .594 16.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 30 LV FL C 30 25 213.0 156 15 1 2 .994 7.23 24 8 .333 0 1.3
1974 31 OMA JL C 48 46 457.4 372 21 3 1 .992 7.73 46 14 .304 1 3.5
  LV FL C 36 35 252.9 205 11 1 0 .995 7.69 26 8 .308 1 1.3
  TOT   C 84 81 710.3 577 32 4 1 .993 7.72 72 22 .306 2 4.8
1975 32 OMA JL C 27 25 264.2 201 14 1 0 .995 7.32 23 9 .391 1 1.4
  JAX JL C 24 22 155.5 118 8 1 0 .992 7.29 13 5 .385 1 1.0
  TOT   C 51 47 419.7 319 22 2 0 .994 7.31 36 14 .389 2 2.4
1976 33 JAX JL C 85 78 705.0 554 39 3 0 .995 7.57 87 19 .218 2 3.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 250 231 2048.0 1606 108 10 3 .994 7.53 219 63 .288 6 11.6
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   251 231 2049.0 1606 108 10 3 .994 7.53 219 63 .288 6 11.6
Career Highs   86 81 710.3 577 39 4 2 .995 7.72 87 22 .389 2  
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  1. Antonio Casarez (978)
  2. Shelton Roehl (976)
  3. Lemuel Mattis (972)
  4. Daniel Brandon (972)
  5. John Mizerock (971)
  6. Nicky Johnsen (966)
  7. Charlie Feinkohl (966)
  8. Jocko Klien (965)
  9. Lenny Webster (961)
  10. Lance Houston (959)
History
Drafted in 27th round, 640th overall pick, by Las Vegas in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/9/1973, off Scott Nuvotna (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1973, off Scott Nuvotna (SLC)
Traded from Las Vegas to Omaha on 7/21/1974 (Going to OMA: C A. Payson, 1B J. Iverson. Going to LV: 3B B. Deugen, CF N. Xavier)
Traded from Omaha to Jacksonville on 6/21/1975 (Going to OMA: P T. Stansbury, C B. McBearett. Going to JAX: P F. Szabo, P P. Bucher, P D. Feingold, RF J. Dupre, C A. Payson)
Injured on 7/16/1975 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/21/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year