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A.J. Pierzynski
Anthony John Pierzynski
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 30, 1976 in Bridgehampton, NY
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1998
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 21 MIN AL 7 13 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 .385 .300 .685 82 3 0 1 0 1 0 /2
1999 22 MIN AL 9 24 22 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .364 .697 76 8 0 1 0 0 0 /2
2000 23 MIN AL 33 96 88 12 27 5 1 2 11 1 0 5 14 .307 .354 .455 .809 100 40 1 2 0 1 0 2
2001 24 MIN AL 114 405 381 51 110 33 2 7 55 1 7 16 57 .289 .322 .441 .763 97 168 7 4 1 3 4 *2/D
2002 25 MIN AL 130 469 440 54 132 31 6 6 49 1 2 13 61 .300 .334 .439 .773 104 193 14 11 2 3 1 *2 AS
2003 26 MIN AL 137 533 487 63 152 35 3 11 74 3 1 24 55 .312 .360 .464 .824 115 226 13 15 2 5 12 *2
2004 27 SFG NL 131 510 471 45 128 28 2 11 77 0 1 19 27 .272 .319 .410 .729 86 193 27 15 2 3 4 *2
2005 28 CHW AL 128 497 460 61 118 21 0 18 56 0 2 23 68 .257 .308 .420 .728 90 193 13 12 1 1 5 *2
2006 29 CHW AL 140 543 509 65 150 24 0 16 64 1 0 22 72 .295 .333 .436 .769 94 222 10 8 3 1 6 *2 AS,MVP-30
2007 30 CHW AL 136 509 472 54 124 24 0 14 50 1 1 25 66 .263 .309 .403 .712 83 190 21 8 1 3 5 *2
2008 31 CHW AL 134 570 534 66 150 31 1 13 60 1 0 19 71 .281 .312 .416 .728 88 222 14 8 3 6 5 *2
2009 32 CHW AL 68 257 244 28 73 9 1 9 25 1 0 12 24 .299 .331 .455 .786 100 111 12 0 0 1 4 *2
12 Seasons 1167 4426 4118 503 1173 243 16 107 525 10 14 180 521 .285 .326 .430 .756 95 1769 132 85 15 28 46
162 Game Avg. 162 614 572 70 163 34 2 15 73 1 2 25 72 .285 .326 .430 .756 95 246 18 12 2 4 6
MIN (6 yrs) 430 1540 1428 184 430 106 12 26 193 6 10 60 193 .301 .341 .447 .788 105 638 35 34 5 13 17
CHW (5 yrs) 606 2376 2219 274 615 109 2 70 255 4 3 101 301 .277 .318 .423 .740 90 938 70 36 8 12 25
SFG (1 yr) 131 510 471 45 128 28 2 11 77 0 1 19 27 .272 .319 .410 .729 86 193 27 15 2 3 4
AL (11 yrs) 1036 3916 3647 458 1045 215 14 96 448 10 13 161 494 .287 .327 .432 .759 96 1576 105 70 13 25 42
NL (1 yr) 131 510 471 45 128 28 2 11 77 0 1 19 27 .272 .319 .410 .729 86 193 27 15 2 3 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 25 MIN AL ALDS OAK W 5 18 16 4 7 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 2 .438 .500 .750 1.250 12 0 0 0 0 0
2002 25 MIN AL ALCS ANA L 5 17 16 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 .250 .235 .250 .485 4 0 0 0 1 0
2003 26 MIN AL ALDS NYY L 4 15 13 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .231 .333 .462 .795 6 1 0 0 0 1
2005 28 CHW AL ALDS BOS W 3 10 9 5 4 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 .444 .500 1.333 1.833 12
2005 28 CHW AL ALCS LAA W 5 19 18 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 6 .167 .211 .333 .544 6
2005 28 CHW AL WS HOU W 4 17 15 3 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 .267 .353 .400 .753 6
2008 31 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 4 16 13 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 .385 .500 .462 .962 6 1 0 0
4 Seasons (7 Series) 30 112 100 16 30 5 1 5 17 2 3 10 13 .300 .366 .520 .886 52 1 1 0 1 1
4 ALDS 16 59 51 11 19 3 1 4 10 1 1 7 3 .373 .458 .706 1.164 36 1 1 0 0 1
2 ALCS 10 36 34 2 7 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 8 .206 .222 .294 .516 10 0 0 0 1 0
1 WS 4 17 15 3 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 .267 .353 .400 .753 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1998 MIN AL 21 C 6 4 37.0 35 33 2 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -32.4 -1 8.51 5.83 .989 7.13 6.17 0 4 4 1 20%
1999 MIN AL 22 C 9 6 58.0 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.74 4.11 .992 6.98 6.11 1 3 1 1 50%
2000 MIN AL 23 C 32 27 236.2 170 160 10 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.46 5.31 .991 6.93 6.02 2 10 10 6 38%
2001 MIN AL 24 C 110 102 901.2 665 611 44 10 7 .985 1.0 1.3 1 6.54 5.95 .990 7.17 6.12 4 35 44 21 32%
2001 MIN AL 24 DH 1
2002 MIN AL 25 C 124 118 1035.2 801 756 42 3 3 .996 -1.0 -1.2 -1 6.93 6.44 .993 6.96 6.16 2 49 45 19 30% AS
2003 MIN AL 26 C 135 131 1165.2 895 843 46 6 6 .993 -1.0 -1.0 -1 6.86 6.59 .991 6.79 5.88 5 48 46 20 30%
2004 SFG NL 27 C 118 117 1022.0 754 697 56 1 6 .999 -4.0 -4.7 -4 6.63 6.38 .993 7.45 6.46 7 36 51 15 23%
2005 CHW AL 28 C 128 124 1117.2 852 803 48 1 8 .999 -5.0 -5.4 -5 6.85 6.65 .992 6.80 5.96 7 45 79 23 23%
2006 CHW AL 29 C 132 126 1125.0 860 800 57 3 4 .997 -5.0 -5.3 -5 6.86 6.49 .992 7.09 6.32 10 44 90 25 22% AS,MVP-30
2007 CHW AL 30 C 130 116 1058.0 844 796 46 2 6 .998 -1.0 -1.1 -1 7.16 6.48 .991 7.28 6.41 14 32 62 20 24%
2008 CHW AL 31 C 131 127 1134.1 976 913 54 9 8 .991 -8.0 -8.5 -8 7.67 7.38 .991 7.26 6.47 5 38 96 21 18%
2009 CHW AL 32 C 66 63 559.1 466 446 16 4 2 .991 7.43 7.00 .992 7.43 6.76 1 49 5 9%
12 Seasons C 1121 1061 9451.0 7355 6893 423 39 55 .995 -25.0 -3.2 -25 6.97 6.53 .992 7.11 6.25 58 344 577 177 23%
1 Season DH 1
12 Seasons TOT 1121 1061 9451.0 7355 6893 423 39 55 .995 -25.0 -3.2 -25 6.97 6.53 .986 7.11 6.25 58 344 577 177 23%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 *
2006

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2006-AL-30-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2003 AL--.312--8th

Triples s c a p y
2002 AL--6--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2002 AL--11--9th
2003 AL--15--6th
2004 NL--15--5th
2005 AL--12--10th
Active--85--23rd
Career--85--114th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2003 AL--12--5th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2004 NL--27--1st
2007 AL--21--7th
2009 AL--12--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
2003 AL--8.855--9th
2004 NL--17.444--2nd
2009 AL--10.167--10th
Active--7.904--26th

Youngest s c a p y
1998 AL--born 1976-12-30--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1748), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (687), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (847), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994.

November 14, 2003: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Boof Bonser, Francisco Liriano and Joe Nathan.

December 16, 2004: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

January 6, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2001Minnesota Twins$210,000
2002Minnesota Twins$250,000
2003Minnesota Twins$365,000
2004San Francisco Giants$3,500,000
2005Chicago White Sox$2,250,000
2006Chicago White Sox$4,000,000
2007Chicago White Sox$5,500,000
2008Chicago White Sox$5,850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$21,925,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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