Gilbert
Payne
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: June 21, 1994 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2025   
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
2023 29 DEN HL $ 2,740,000  
2024 30 DEN HL $ 2,740,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,740,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,740,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 31 DEN HL $ 2,740,000  
2026 32 DEN HL $ 3,100,000  
2027 33 DEN HL $ 3,100,000  
2028 34 DEN HL $ 3,100,000  
2029 35 DEN HL $ 3,100,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,740,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,100,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 29 DEN HL 133 489 71 132 18 1 27 86 0 0 29 105 .270 .313 .476 .789 71.6 8.2
2024 30 DEN HL 110 390 57 99 9 3 27 80 0 0 21 87 .254 .298 .500 .798 57.5 5.8
2025 31 DEN HL 107 362 47 94 14 3 22 63 0 0 22 75 .260 .309 .497 .806 53.5 7.8
2026 32 DEN HL 135 433 50 88 24 0 23 67 0 0 33 114 .203 .263 .418 .681 52.5 6.5
2027 33 DEN HL 132 473 60 103 26 5 29 83 0 1 26 111 .218 .262 .478 .740 61.4 7.3
2028 34 DEN HL 72 224 23 42 3 3 7 31 0 0 16 66 .188 .240 .321 .561 19.1 0.0
2029 35 DEN HL 51 153 11 23 4 0 4 16 0 0 6 46 .150 .181 .255 .436 5.4 0.0
7 Years Sim 740 2524 319 581 98 15 139 426 0 1 153 604 .230 .277 .446 .724 321.0 35.7
162 Game Average 552 69 127 21 3 30 93 0 0 33 132 .230 .277 .446 .724 70.3  
Career Highs 135 489 71 132 26 5 29 86 0 1 33 114 .270 .313 .500 .806 71.6  
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   1909 237 421 74 14 106 314 0 1 114 470 .221 .267 .441 .708 229.6
vs LH   615 82 160 24 1 33 112 0 0 39 134 .260 .309 .463 .772 86.4
Home 355 1206 166 283 46 10 74 213 0 0 77 268 .235 .283 .473 .756 164.2
Away 385 1318 153 298 52 5 65 213 0 1 76 336 .226 .273 .421 .694 151.8
RISP   621 0 153 38 2 28 269 0 0 40 159 .246 .289 .449 .738 80.9
Pinch Hitting   47 6 9 1 0 4 8 0 0 4 12 .191 .255 .468 .723 6.2
Close/Late   325 34 63 13 1 13 46 0 0 20 91 .194 .242 .360 .602 28.8
Mar/Apr 116 388 47 97 18 2 23 69 0 0 26 93 .250 .299 .485 .783 56.1
May 136 466 67 113 20 4 28 84 0 0 34 108 .242 .303 .483 .785 67.1
June 121 406 37 72 7 2 17 48 0 0 26 101 .177 .231 .330 .561 31.4
July 114 386 44 87 13 3 21 70 0 0 18 79 .225 .257 .438 .694 45.1
August 124 427 65 102 19 2 28 80 0 1 23 115 .239 .279 .489 .768 58.9
Sep/Oct 129 451 59 110 21 2 22 75 0 0 26 108 .244 .291 .446 .736 57.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2023 29 DEN HL C 128 123 1109.0 959 55 14 0 .986 8.23 120 38 .317 3 6.7
2024 30 DEN HL C 108 102 910.0 804 41 8 3 .991 8.36 97 23 .237 4 3.2
2025 31 DEN HL C 102 99 875.0 790 41 4 0 .995 8.55 83 27 .325 6 4.0
2026 32 DEN HL C 132 126 1109.7 966 63 10 0 .990 8.35 147 43 .293 4 4.1
2027 33 DEN HL C 129 127 1115.0 977 72 13 1 .988 8.47 132 48 .364 1 5.2
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2028 34 DEN HL C 65 60 546.0 474 31 9 1 .982 8.32 63 15 .238 2 1.8
    2B 1 0 4.0 0 3 0 2 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2029 35 DEN HL C 42 38 343.0 302 22 5 0 .985 8.50 46 14 .304 0 1.6
  C 706 675 6007.7 5272 325 63 5 .989 8.38 688 208 .302 20 26.6
  2B 1 0 4.0 0 3 0 2 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   708 675 6012.7 5272 328 63 7 .989 8.38 688 208 .302 20 26.6
Career Highs   132 127 1116.0 977 72 14 3 .995 8.55 147 48 .364 6  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 29 DEN HL 3 11 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .636 .970
2025 31 DEN HL 13 40 7 10 2 0 4 4 0 0 1 11 .250 .268 .600 .868
2028 34 DEN HL 2 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .333 .429 .833 1.262
2029 35 DEN HL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .222 .000 .222
Career Post-Season Batting 20 64 9 15 3 0 6 10 0 0 4 15 .234 .290 .563 .852
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 328th overall pick, by Denver in 2023
Had first career hit on 4/1/2023, off Harrison Bolling (SF)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/2023, off Jacob Ackman (SF)
Drove in 6 runs against Indianapolis on 7/26/2023
Injured on 7/26/2024 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3 weeks
Hit 3 homeruns against Indianapolis, driving in 5 runs on 8/6/2025
Won World Championship with Denver in 2025
Hit 3 homeruns against Indianapolis, driving in 5 runs on 8/31/2026
Won Player of the Week award on 9/6/2026, hitting .350 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/18/2027, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 7 RBI