Retired
Chris Payne
Nickname:
The HopeBirthdate:
Aug. 26, 2025 (42 y, 11 m, 18 d)Born In:
San Antonio, TX, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'2"/228
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 2050 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2045 (2nd) | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| 2044 (3rd) | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| All-Star | 2056 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| 2055 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2054 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2053 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2051 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2050 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2049 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2048 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2045 | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| 2044 | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| League Champ | 2062 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| 2061 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Silver Slugger | 2055 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) |
| 2054 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2053 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2052 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2051 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2050 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2049 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2048 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2047 - LF | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2045 - RF | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| 2044 - RF | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| Championship Series MVP | 2062 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| 2062 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| 2061 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Batter of the Month | Aug 2056 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| Jul 2055 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Aug 2053 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Oct 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Aug 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jun 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Oct 2051 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jul 2051 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Oct 2050 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jun 2050 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Sep 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jul 2046 | Springfield (UL) | |
| Jul 2044 | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| May 2044 | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Sep 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| Aug 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jun 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| May 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Player of the Week | Sep 26, 2061 | Illinois (AFBL) |
| May 16, 2061 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Apr 25, 2061 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Oct 8, 2057 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Aug 13, 2057 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Aug 23, 2055 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Aug 2, 2055 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jul 5, 2055 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jun 14, 2055 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jul 29, 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| May 27, 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| May 20, 2052 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Sep 4, 2051 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jun 12, 2051 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Oct 3, 2050 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| May 9, 2050 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Aug 12, 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jul 8, 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jun 17, 2047 | Illinois (AFBL) | |
| Jul 16, 2046 | St. Louis (EL) | |
| Jun 25, 2046 | Springfield (UL) | |
| May 8, 2045 | Plaster Rock College (COL) | |
| Apr 11, 2044 | Plaster Rock College (COL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 47 | 30.6 | 24.4 |
| Grey Ink | 318 | 179.2 | 152.2 |
| HoF Standard | 68 | 51.0 | 49.5 |
| WAR | 65.7 | 74.5 | 69.6 |
| WAR7 | 41.5 | 49.0 | 43.7 |
| JAWS | 53.6 | 61.7 | 56.7 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mike Garza R | 840 |
| Mario Cruz R | 807 |
| Bennie Ratzlaff R | 792 |
| Eric Rigsby R | 772 |
| Choppy Orozco R | 771 |
| Valdemar Legarth R | 765 |
| Roger Peck R | 763 |
| Danny George R | 749 |
| Jake Ladner R | 747 |
| Eric Steele R | 743 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Lg | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 157 | 8 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 162 | 9 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 162 | 1 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 162 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 162 | 5 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 162 | 10 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 162 | 6 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 162 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 721 | 5 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 761 | 3 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 744 | 4 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 727 | 8 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 754 | 2 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 741 | 4 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 755 | 3 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 705 | 7 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 728 | 2 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 703 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 644 | 6 |
| 2047 | AFBL | 644 | 6 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 684 | 5 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 684 | 5 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 658 | 7 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 658 | 7 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 658 | 6 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 658 | 6 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 676 | 4 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 676 | 4 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 676 | 5 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 676 | 5 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 692 | 3 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 692 | 3 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 638 | 6 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 638 | 6 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 668 | 2 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 668 | 2 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 651 | 6 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 651 | 6 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 649 | 5 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 649 | 5 |
| 2060 | AFBL | 631 | 7 |
| 2060 | AFBL | 631 | 7 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 652 | 3 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 652 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 232 | 3 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 221 | 2 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 210 | 2 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 233 | 2 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 218 | 3 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 239 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 208 | 4 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 209 | 5 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 204 | 4 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 211 | 3 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 186 | 9 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 189 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 389 | 1 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 382 | 2 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 369 | 3 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 426 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 399 | 1 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 465 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 373 | 2 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 384 | 2 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 370 | 1 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 346 | 3 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 372 | 1 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 312 | 5 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 328 | 5 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 372 | 1 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 332 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2048 | AFBL | 39 | 4 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 37 | 10 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 43 | 2 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 37 | 10 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 43 | 5 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 42 | 7 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 40 | 7 |
| 2060 | AFBL | 35 | 10 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 45 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 40 | 1 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 40 | 6 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 40 | 9 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 50 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 48 | 2 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 63 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 46 | 2 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 45 | 2 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 41 | 3 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 36 | 5 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 40 | 4 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 34 | 4 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 35 | 6 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 46 | 1 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 45 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2049 | AFBL | 120 | 6 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 101 | 9 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 145 | 2 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 103 | 10 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 111 | 8 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 101 | 4 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 114 | 3 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 97 | 5 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 93 | 8 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 100 | 8 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 99 | 5 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 108 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 121 | 2 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 109 | 7 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 115 | 3 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 137 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 114 | 3 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 135 | 2 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 109 | 4 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 114 | 5 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 106 | 5 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 117 | 2 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 100 | 3 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 105 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2048 | AFBL | 71 | 7 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 74 | 8 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 69 | 6 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 61 | 10 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 59 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2048 | AFBL | 10 | 6 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 10 | 2 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 8 | 3 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 9 | 4 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 5 | 8 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 5 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 15 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2049 | AFBL | 7 | 8 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 7 | 6 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 6 | 6 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 6 | 8 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 10 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 75 | 3 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 80 | 2 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 78 | 4 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 93 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 82 | 1 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 100 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 71 | 10 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 77 | 2 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 84 | 1 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 82 | 3 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 81 | 3 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 74 | 1 |
| 2059 | AFBL | 71 | 3 |
| 2060 | AFBL | 67 | 7 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 91 | 2 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 77 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 0.360 | 2 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 0.323 | 9 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 0.337 | 4 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 0.354 | 2 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 0.331 | 3 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 0.354 | 1 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 0.320 | 5 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 0.314 | 10 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 0.316 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 0.420 | 1 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 0.389 | 9 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 0.391 | 8 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 0.426 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 0.389 | 6 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 0.415 | 1 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 0.379 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 0.604 | 1 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 0.559 | 9 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 0.592 | 5 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 0.647 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 0.606 | 2 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 0.688 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 0.552 | 6 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 0.555 | 5 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 0.580 | 1 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 0.578 | 4 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 0.557 | 7 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 0.571 | 3 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 0.545 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 0.244 | 9 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 0.293 | 2 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 0.275 | 5 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 0.334 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 0.244 | 10 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 0.253 | 7 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 0.260 | 3 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 0.264 | 8 |
| 2058 | AFBL | 0.218 | 8 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 0.281 | 3 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 0.274 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 1.024 | 1 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 0.947 | 8 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 0.984 | 4 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 1.074 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 0.996 | 2 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 1.103 | 1 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 0.918 | 6 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 0.906 | 8 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 0.959 | 1 |
| 2056 | AFBL | 0.940 | 4 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 0.921 | 4 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 0.903 | 5 |
| 2062 | AFBL | 0.857 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 160 | 3 |
| 2048 | AFBL | 162 | 9 |
| 2049 | AFBL | 162 | 1 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 162 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 162 | 5 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 162 | 10 |
| 2053 | AFBL | 162 | 7 |
| 2054 | AFBL | 162 | 5 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 159 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | AFBL | 6.7 | 1 |
| 2050 | AFBL | 7.5 | 1 |
| 2051 | AFBL | 5.2 | 8 |
| 2052 | AFBL | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2055 | AFBL | 5.0 | 7 |
| 2057 | AFBL | 5.0 | 10 |
| 2061 | AFBL | 4.7 | 10 |