Jay Porter Autographs
J. W. "Jay" Porter (January 17, 1933 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in the major leagues with five different teams between 1952 and 1959. Porter played in 229 major-league games: 91 as a catcher, 62 as an outfielder, 16 as a first baseman, and three as a third baseman, He had a career .228 batting average. He had his best season in 1957, when he hit .250 in 58 games while with the Detroit Tigers.
Porter was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1933. According to his own testimony, the "J. W." of his name stands for "absolutely nothing."
Porter was signed as an 18-year-old in 1951. Bobby Mattick was scouting Porter, when he noticed another prospect, Frank Robinson. Mattick wound up signing both Porter and Robinson, "with Porter signing for a much higher bonus." Porter received a large signing bonus, but was not subject to the bonus rule of the era, as the rule had been rescinded in December 1950.
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Traded items with a signature of Jay Porter
The most expensive item with a signature of Jay Porter (JAY PORTER Autograph Signed 1955 Topps Baseball Card #49 Tigers Died-2020) was sold in July 2021 for $14.99 while the cheapest item (TEN 10 Jay Porter JW Hand Signed 3x5 Index Cards Autograph Browns Tigers SL SOA) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2010 with an average selling price of $0.99 for an autographed item of Jay Porter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with $14.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Jay Porter is worth $1.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jay Porter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 26 TWENTY SIX Jay Porter Signed 3x5 Index Cards Autographed 1952 Baseball Debut | $2.47 |  |
| CLEVELAND INDIANS signed JAY PORTER 1958 | $7.99 | |
| Detroit Tigers J W Jay Porter Autograph Signed Vintage Photo PC JSA | $4.99 | |
| DETROIT TIGERS signed JAY PORTER 1955-1957 | $0.99 | |
| FOURTEEN 14 Jay Porter JW Hand Signed 3x5 Index Cards Autograph Tigers SL SOA | $0.99 | |
| J W Jay Porter 1952 St Louis Browns Senators Signed Autograph Album Page Cut Sig | $9.99 | |
| J W Jay Porter Autograph Signed Vintage Image St Louis Browns 8x10 Photo JSA | $7.99 | |
| J. W. Jay Porter Signed Autograph Topps Archive Tigers Browns Senators Cardinals | $2.24 | |
| J.W. Jay Porter SIGNED Index Card (BROWNS/TIGERS/INDIANS/SENATORS/CARDINALS) | $1.75 | |
| JAY PORTER Autograph Signed 1955 Topps Baseball Card #49 Tigers Died-2020 | $14.99 | |
| JAY PORTER Signed Photo Card St. Louis Browns | $6.95 | |
| ST. LOUIS BROWNS signed JAY PORTER 1952 | $4.99 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals JAY PORTER autographed Religious card | $4.00 | |
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS signed JAY PORTER 1959 | $1.04 | |
| TEN 10 Jay Porter JW Hand Signed 3x5 Index Cards Autograph Browns Tigers SL SOA | $0.99 | |
