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A.J. Pierzynski \PER-zin-ski\

Anthony John Pierzynski

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: December 30, 1976 in Bridgehampton, New York, US
High School: Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL)

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL).

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Batting: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1994	17	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	43	166	152	21	44	8	1	1	19	0	2	12	19	.289	.337	.375	.712	57	3	0	0	2	0
1995	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	MIN	78	307	289	39	94	18	2	9	59	0	2	16	33	.325	.358	.495	.853	143	7	0	0	2	1
1995	18	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	56	220	205	29	68	13	1	7	45	0	2	14	23	.332	.373	.507	.880	104	6	0	0	1	1
1995	18	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	22	87	84	10	26	5	1	2	14	0	0	2	10	.310	.322	.464	.786	39	1	0	0	1	0
1996	19	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	114	461	431	48	118	30	3	7	70	0	4	22	53	.274	.308	.406	.714	175	10	2	0	6	1
1997	20	Fort Myers	FLOR	A+	MIN	118	439	412	49	115	23	1	9	64	2	1	16	59	.279	.313	.405	.718	167	9	6	1	4	1
1998	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MIN	118	447	420	59	116	18	2	10	47	3	3	19	49	.276	.309	.400	.709	168	8	2	4	2	6
1998	21	New Britain	EL	AA	MIN	59	227	212	30	63	11	0	3	17	0	2	10	25	.297	.333	.392	.725	83	4	2	2	1	4
1998	21	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	59	220	208	29	53	7	2	7	30	3	1	9	24	.255	.284	.409	.693	85	4	0	2	1	2
1999	22	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	67	246	228	29	59	10	0	1	25	0	0	16	29	.259	.307	.316	.623	72	11	0	2	0	0
2000	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MIN	103	415	383	58	120	31	3	8	59	1	1	13	44	.313	.346	.473	.819	181	16	10	2	7	1
2000	23	New Britain	EL	AA	MIN	62	249	228	36	68	17	2	4	34	0	0	8	22	.298	.341	.443	.784	101	13	9	0	4	0
2000	23	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	41	166	155	22	52	14	1	4	25	1	1	5	22	.335	.354	.516	.870	80	3	1	2	3	1

2011	34	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	3	11	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.273	.200	.473	2	0	1	0	0	0

2013	36	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
9 Seasons						646	2498	2331	305	669	138	12	45	344	6	13	114	289	.287	.323	.414	.737	966	64	21	9	23	10
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		170	643	601	82	166	31	3	12	81	4	2	30	77	.276	.311	.398	.709	239	18	2	6	4	3
AA (3 seasons)				AA		123	482	446	66	132	28	2	7	51	0	2	18	48	.296	.335	.415	.750	185	17	11	2	5	4
A (2 seasons)				A		136	548	515	58	144	35	4	9	84	0	4	24	63	.280	.310	.416	.726	214	11	2	0	7	1
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		99	386	357	50	112	21	2	8	64	0	4	26	42	.314	.358	.451	.808	161	9	0	0	3	1
A+ (1 season)				A+		118	439	412	49	115	23	1	9	64	2	1	16	59	.279	.313	.405	.718	167	9	6	1	4	1

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
1994	17	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	C	30	234	198	28	8	2	.966	7.53	10	41	20	33%
1995	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	MIN	C	69	618	491	105	22	3	.964	8.64	15	102	44	30%
1995	18	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	1B	1	5	4	1	0	0	1.000	5.00
1995	18	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	C	49	455	372	71	12	3	.974	9.04	11	62	27	30%
1995	18	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	C	20	163	119	34	10	0	.939	7.65	4	40	17	30%
1996	19	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	OF	3	3	2	0	1	0	.667	0.67
1996	19	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	RF	1							0.00
1996	19	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	LF	2							0.00
1996	19	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	MIN	C	95	756	656	80	20	6	.974	7.75	22	86	36	30%
1997	20	Fort Myers	FLOR	A+	MIN	1B	2	16	16	0	0	1	1.000	8.00
1997	20	Fort Myers	FLOR	A+	MIN	C	105	749	661	78	10	6	.987	7.04	18	85	42	33%
1998	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	MIN	C	116	851	775	67	9	6	.989	7.26	7	53	32	38%
1998	21	New Britain	EL	AA	MIN	C	57	448	409	37	2	3	.996	7.82	2	25	17	40%
1998	21	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	C	59	403	366	30	7	3	.983	6.71	5	28	15	35%
1999	22	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	C	63	428	376	45	7	1	.984	6.68	3	51	14	22%
2000	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MIN	C	88	627	567	51	9	3	.986	7.02	7	67	23	26%
2000	23	New Britain	EL	AA	MIN	C	50	341	304	31	6	2	.982	6.70	4	36	12	25%
2000	23	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	C	38	286	263	20	3	1	.990	7.45	3	31	11	26%

2011	34	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	C	2	10	8	2	0	0	1.000	5.00	0	2	0	0%

2013	36	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	C	1	7	5	2	0	2	1.000	7.00	0	1	2	67%
2013	36	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	DH	1							0.00
9 Seasons							576	4304	3759	459	86	30	.980	7.32	82	488	213	30%
C (9 seasons)						C	569	4280	3737	458	85	29	.980	7.37	82	488	213	30%
1B (2 seasons)						1B	3	21	20	1	0	1	1.000	7.00
RF (1 season)						RF	1							0.00
DH (1 season)						DH	1							0.00
LF (1 season)						LF	2							0.00
OF (1 season)						OF	3	3	2	0	1	0	.667	0.67

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1994	17	GCL Twins	Gulf Coast League	Rk	MIN
1995	18	Fort Wayne Wizards	Midwest League	A	MIN
1995	18	Elizabethton Twins	Appalachian League	Rk	MIN
1996	19	Fort Wayne Wizards	Midwest League	A	MIN
1997	20	Fort Myers Miracle	Florida State League	A+	MIN
1998	21	Salt Lake Buzz	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIN
1998	21	New Britain Rock Cats	Eastern League	AA	MIN
1998	21	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1998-09-09	1998-09-25
1999	22	Salt Lake Buzz	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIN
1999	22	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1999-05-16	1999-06-16
2000	23	Salt Lake Buzz	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIN
2000	23	New Britain Rock Cats	Eastern League	AA	MIN
2000	23	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	2000-08-13	2000-09-30
2001	24	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	2001-04-03	2001-10-07
2002	25	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	2002-04-01	2002-09-29
2003	26	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	2003-03-31	2003-09-27
2004	27	San Francisco Giants	National League	MLB	SFG	1	2004-04-05	2004-10-03
2005	28	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2005-04-04	2005-10-02
2006	29	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2006-04-02	2006-10-01
2007	30	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2007-04-02	2007-09-27
2008	31	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2008-03-31	2008-09-30
2009	32	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2009-04-07	2009-10-03
2010	33	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-03
2011	34	Charlotte Knights	International League	AAA	CHW		2011-08-30	2011-09-01
2011	34	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2011-04-01	2011-09-28
2012	35	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2012-04-06	2012-10-01
2013	36	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	2013-03-31	2013-05-05
2013	36	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	AA	TEX	2	2013-05-19	2013-05-20

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