#65 A.j. Pierzynski, Catcher, 27 yrs, New York (N) Mets
Wednesday, 11/3/2004 |
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| A.j. Pierzynski
12/30/1976
27
USA,NY,
6"3
220
Catcher
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Average
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Average
GREAT
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,878,571
2004 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 30 Days (718 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 30 Days (718 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
C : 5 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/23 | @HOU | W 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/24 | @ATL | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 9/25 | @ATL | L 2-19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 9/26 | STL | L 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/27 | STL | L 8-16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/28 | ARI | L 0-16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/30 | @LAN | W 5-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 10/1 | COL | L 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 10/3 | PIT | L 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/4 | @PHI | W 11-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 149 | 505 | 146 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 63 | 56 | 51 | .289 | .364 | .453 | .817 | .771 | .164 |
| Projected | 149 | 505 | 146 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 63 | 56 | 51 | .289 | .364 | .453 | .817 | .771 | .164 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 129 | 568 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 81.8 | 5.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 118 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .336 | .398 | .734 |
| vs. RHP | 387 | 114 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 53 | 44 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .295 | .372 | .470 | .842 |
| Close/Late | 54 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .241 | .306 | .426 | .732 |
| Scoring Position | 147 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .320 | .396 | .571 | .968 |
| Pinch Hitting | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 75 | 251 | 77 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 22 | .307 | .390 | .462 | .852 |
| Road | 74 | 254 | 69 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 29 | .272 | .335 | .445 | .779 |
| March/April | 22 | 75 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 7 | .320 | .427 | .467 | .894 |
| May | 25 | 94 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 14 | .319 | .379 | .468 | .847 |
| June | 24 | 79 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | .266 | .366 | .456 | .821 |
| July | 23 | 78 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .346 | .366 | .538 | .904 |
| August | 27 | 90 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | .256 | .323 | .456 | .779 |
| Sept/Oct | 28 | 89 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | .236 | .324 | .348 | .672 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2000 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .306 | .333 | .639 | FLA ARI |
| 2001 | 107 | 350 | 98 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 49 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .323 | .380 | .703 | ARI |
| 2002 | 142 | 515 | 142 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 64 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .312 | .383 | .695 | ARI NYN |
| 2003 | 137 | 502 | 152 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 47 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .350 | .446 | .797 | NYN |
| 2004 | 149 | 505 | 146 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 63 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .364 | .453 | .817 | NYN |
| Total | 550 | 1917 | 549 | 146 | 14 | 25 | 251 | 228 | 147 | 7 | 9 | 214 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .338 | .416 | .754 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1998, A | 125 | 495 | 131 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 49 | 60 | 6 | 8 | .265 | .327 | .297 | .624 |
| 1999, A | 132 | 454 | 116 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 32 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 3 | .256 | .317 | .357 | .674 |
| 2000, A | 73 | 255 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 2 | .306 | .372 | .404 | .776 |
| 2000, AA | 57 | 233 | 73 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 4 | .313 | .345 | .438 | .783 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2000 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .500 | .800 |
| Total | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .500 | .800 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 144 | 129 | 775 | 56 | 3 | 835 | 4 | .995 | 1180.2 | 6.37 | 0 | 76 | 24 | 31.6 |
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Injured on 6/4/2003 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week...
2/5/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,878,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Colorado on 6/29/2004...
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