A.J. Pierzynski

Q: How old is A.J. Pierzynski?

A.J. Pierzynski is 47 years old.

Q: When was A.J. Pierzynski born?

A.J. Pierzynski was born on December 30, 1976.

Q: Where was A.J. Pierzynski born?

A.J. Pierzynski was born in Bridgehampton, NY .

Q: How tall is A.J. Pierzynski?

A.J. Pierzynski is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did A.J. Pierzynski weigh when playing?

A.J. Pierzynski weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did A.J. Pierzynski play?

A.J. Pierzynski played 19 seasons.

Q: Is A.J. Pierzynski in the Hall of Fame?

A.J. Pierzynski has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was A.J. Pierzynski drafted?

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

Q: How many hits did A.J. Pierzynski have?

A.J. Pierzynski had 2,043 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did A.J. Pierzynski have?

A.J. Pierzynski had 188 home runs over his career.

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 250lb (190cm, 113kg)

Born: December 30, 1976 in Bridgehampton, NY us

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

High School: Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL)

Debut: September 9, 1998 (Age 21-253d, 17,354th in major league history)
vs. ANA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 10, 2016 (Age 39-255d)
vs. NYM 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: Steve Hilliard

Full Name: Anthony John Pierzynski

Pronunciation: \peer-ZIN-skee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.8

7290

2043

188

.280

807

RBI

909

OBP

.319

SLG

.420

OPS

.739

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1994	17	MIN-min	Rk	43	166	152	21	44	8	1	1	19	0	2	12	19	.289	.337	.375	.712		57	3	0	0	2	0		TWN · GULF
1995	18	MIN-min	Rk,A	78	307	289	39	94	18	2	9	59	0	2	16	33	.325	.358	.495	.853		143	7	0	0	2	1		ELZ,FWA · APPY,MIDW
1996	19	MIN-min	A	114	461	431	48	118	30	3	7	70	0	4	22	53	.274	.308	.406	.714		175	10	2	0	6	1		FWA · MIDW
1997	20	MIN-min	A+	118	439	412	49	115	23	1	9	64	2	1	16	59	.279	.313	.405	.718		167	9	6	1	4	1		FTM · FLOR
1998	21	MIN-min	AA,AAA	118	447	420	59	116	18	2	10	47	3	3	19	49	.276	.309	.400	.709		168	8	2	4	2	6		NBR,SLK · EL,PCL
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	/2H
1999	22	MIN-min	AAA	67	246	228	29	59	10	0	1	25	0	0	16	29	.259	.307	.316	.623		72	11	0	2	0	0		SLK · PCL
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-min	AA,AAA	103	415	383	58	120	31	3	8	59	1	1	13	44	.313	.346	.473	.819		181	16	10	2	7	1		NBR,SLK · EL,PCL
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/H
2001	24	MIN	AL	114	407	381	51	110	33	2	7	55	1	7	16	57	.289	.322	.441	.763	98	168	7	4	1	3	4	*2H/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	*2H	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/H
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	*2H
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/H
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	*2H	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	*2H
2008	31	CHW	AL	134	570	534	66	150	31	1	13	60	1	0	19	71	.281	.312	.416	.728	89	222	14	8	3	6	5	*2/H
2009	32	CHW	AL	138	535	504	57	151	22	1	13	49	1	1	24	52	.300	.331	.425	.755	93	214	18	1	3	3	6	*2H/D
2010	33	CHW	AL	128	503	474	43	128	29	0	9	56	3	4	15	39	.270	.300	.388	.688	84	184	17	6	6	2	2	*2/H
2011	34	CHW-min	AAA	3	11	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.273	.200	.473		2	0	1	0	0	0		CHR · IL
2011	34	CHW	AL	129	500	464	38	133	29	1	8	48	0	0	23	33	.287	.323	.405	.728	94	188	19	5	2	6	6	*2/HD
2012	35	CHW	AL	135	520	479	68	133	18	4	27	77	0	0	28	78	.278	.326	.501	.827	120	240	8	8	1	4	5	*2/HD	SS
2013	36	TEX-min	AA	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333		1	0	0	0	0	0		FRI · TL
2013	36	TEX	AL	134	529	503	48	137	24	1	17	70	1	1	11	76	.272	.297	.425	.722	95	214	14	9	0	6	2	*2DH
2014	37	TOT	MLB	102	362	338	25	85	12	1	5	37	0	1	14	54	.251	.288	.337	.625	75	114	13	5	1	4	2	2H/D
2014	37	BOS	AL	72	274	256	19	65	10	1	4	31	0	0	9	40	.254	.286	.348	.633	76	89	11	4	1	4	2	2/HD
2014	37	STL	NL	30	88	82	6	20	2	0	1	6	0	1	5	14	.244	.295	.305	.600	69	25	2	1	0	0	0	2/H
2015	38	ATL	NL	113	436	407	38	122	24	1	9	49	0	2	19	37	.300	.339	.430	.769	112	175	19	7	0	3	2	2/HD
2016	39	ATL-min	Rk	3	11	9	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.444	.545	.556	1.101		5	0	0	0	0	0		KIS · GULF
2016	39	ATL	NL	81	259	247	15	54	15	0	2	23	1	0	6	29	.219	.243	.304	.547	46	75	13	3	0	3	1	2H
19 Yrs				2059	7815	7290	807	2043	407	24	188	909	15	23	308	895	.280	.319	.420	.739	94	3062	241	129	28	58	68
162 Game Avg.				162	615	574	63	161	32	2	15	72	1	2	24	70	.280	.319	.420	.739	94	241	19	10	2	5	5
				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
CHW (8 yrs)				1068	4177	3896	452	1087	198	7	118	460	7	8	179	479	.279	.318	.424	.742	93	1653	120	56	20	26	40
MIN (6 yrs)				430	1542	1428	184	430	106	12	26	193	6	10	60	193	.301	.341	.447	.788	105	638	35	34	5	13	17
ATL (2 yrs)				194	695	654	53	176	39	1	11	72	1	2	25	66	.269	.304	.382	.686	87	250	32	10	0	6	3
TEX (1 yr)				134	529	503	48	137	24	1	17	70	1	1	11	76	.272	.297	.425	.722	95	214	14	9	0	6	2
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
STL (1 yr)				30	88	82	6	20	2	0	1	6	0	1	5	14	.244	.295	.305	.600	69	25	2	1	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				72	274	256	19	65	10	1	4	31	0	0	9	40	.254	.286	.348	.633	76	89	11	4	1	4	2

AL (16 yrs)				1704	6522	6083	703	1719	338	21	165	754	14	19	259	788	.283	.320	.426	.747	96	2594	180	103	26	49	61
NL (4 yrs)				355	1293	1207	104	324	69	3	23	155	1	4	49	107	.268	.309	.388	.697	86	468	61	26	2	9	7

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is A.J. Pierzynski?

A.J. Pierzynski is 47 years old.

When was A.J. Pierzynski born?

A.J. Pierzynski was born on December 30, 1976.

Where was A.J. Pierzynski born?

A.J. Pierzynski was born in Bridgehampton, NY.

How tall is A.J. Pierzynski?

A.J. Pierzynski is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did A.J. Pierzynski weigh when playing?

A.J. Pierzynski weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did A.J. Pierzynski play?

A.J. Pierzynski played 19 seasons.

Is A.J. Pierzynski in the Hall of Fame?

A.J. Pierzynski has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was A.J. Pierzynski drafted?

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

What position did A.J. Pierzynski play?

A.J. Pierzynski was a Catcher.

How many hits did A.J. Pierzynski have?

A.J. Pierzynski had 2,043 hits over his career.

How many home runs did A.J. Pierzynski have?

A.J. Pierzynski had 188 home runs over his career.

What was A.J. Pierzynski's average?

A.J. Pierzynski had a .280 average over his career.

How many teams has A.J. Pierzynski played for?

A.J. Pierzynski played for 7 teams; the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves.

How many World Series has A.J. Pierzynski won?

A.J. Pierzynski has won 1 World Series.

When did A.J. Pierzynski retire?

A.J. Pierzynski last played in 2016.

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