What years did Jay Porter play?

Jay Porter played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1959.

Was Jay Porter a pitcher?

No. Jay Porter was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Jay Porter hit?

Jay Porter hit 8 career home runs with 124 hits.

Jay Porter

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1959)

AVG .228

HR 8

RBI 62

H 124

OPS .616

PIV -819

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 1/17/1933 in Shawnee, OK, USA
Died: 10/11/2020 in Jupiter, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-07-30
Last Game: 1959-09-27

Full name: J W Porter

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
229	544	58	124	22	1	8	62	4	53	96	.228	.300	.316	.616	-819

Career AVG .228 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 8.4% below league average.

Career SLG .316 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 18.9% below league average.

Career OPS .616 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1952	SLA	AL	33	104	12	26	4	1	0	7	4	10	10	.250	.252 (-1%)	.326 (-3%)	.369 (-17%)	.696 (-10%)	-164.3
1955	DET	AL	24	55	6	13	2	0	0	3	0	8	15	.236	.258 (-9%)	.332 (avg)	.393 (-31%)	.726 (-17%)	-120.9
1956	DET	AL	14	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	DET	AL	58	140	14	35	8	0	2	18	0	14	20	.250	.257 (-3%)	.323 (avg)	.391 (-11%)	.715 (-6%)	-107.6
1958	CLE	AL	40	85	13	17	1	0	4	19	0	9	23	.200	.257 (-22%)	.324 (-13%)	.394 (-10%)	.719 (-11%)	-144.9
1959	WS1	AL	37	106	8	24	4	0	1	10	0	11	16	.226	.256 (-12%)	.323 (-7%)	.392 (-25%)	.715 (-17%)	-281.2
1959	SLN	NL	23	33	5	7	3	0	1	2	0	1	4	.212	—	—	—	—	-281.2
Career · 7 seasons			229	544	58	124	22	1	8	62	4	53	96	.228	—	—	—	—	-1,100

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	118	254	30	55	7	28	.217
Away	111	290	28	69	1	34	.238

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1959-09-27	STL	SFG	W	0	0
1959-09-17	STL	PIT	L	1	0
1959-09-10	STL	ATL	L	1	0
1959-09-02	STL	LAD	L	0	0
1959-08-25	STL	ATL	L	0	0
1959-08-23	STL	CIN	L	0	0
1959-08-22	STL	CIN	L	1	0
1959-08-20	STL	PIT	L	2	1
1959-08-19	STL	PIT	L	3	0
1959-08-18	STL	PHI	L	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	16	14	120	9	1	9
3B	3	1	4	1	1	0
C	91	66	339	38	4	7
OF	62	31	116	4	5	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1952	SLA	3B	2	0	4	1	1	0
1952	SLA	OF	29	0	70	3	2	0
1955	DET	1B	6	6	52	1	0	5
1955	DET	C	4	4	16	1	0	0
1955	DET	OF	4	4	4	0	0	0
1956	DET	C	2	1	7	0	0	1
1956	DET	OF	2	2	2	0	1	0
1957	DET	1B	3	3	28	3	1	2
1957	DET	C	12	9	50	7	3	3
1957	DET	OF	27	25	40	1	2	0
1958	CLE	1B	4	4	24	2	0	1
1958	CLE	3B	1	1	0	0	0	0
1958	CLE	C	20	14	84	8	0	0
1959	WS1	1B	2	1	16	3	0	1
1959	WS1	C	34	29	129	18	1	2
1959	SLN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1959	SLN	C	19	9	53	4	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	91
First Base	16
Third Base	3
Left Field	15
Center Field	25
Right Field	22

Frequently Asked Questions about Jay Porter

What years did Jay Porter play?: Jay Porter played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1959.
Was Jay Porter a pitcher?: No. Jay Porter was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jay Porter hit?: Jay Porter hit 8 career home runs with 124 hits.