A.J. Pierzynski

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

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)

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+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	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	-1.8	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	43	166	152	21	44	8	1	1	19	0	2	12	19	.290	.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	-3.6	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
1995	18	-1.9	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
1996	19	-2.6	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	-2.6	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	-5.7	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
1998	21	-2.8	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	-8.3	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	7	13	10	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.300	.385	.300	.685	3	0	1	0	1	0
1999	22	-4.9	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
1999	22	-6.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	9	24	22	3	6	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	.273	.333	.364	.697	8	0	1	0	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	-3.9	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	MIN	41	166	155	22	52	14	1	4	25	1	1	5	22	.336	.354	.516	.870	80	3	1	2	3	1
2000	23	-1.1	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	-6.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	33	96	88	12	27	5	1	2	11	1	0	5	14	.307	.354	.455	.809	40	1	2	0	1	0
2001	24	-5.0	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	114	405	381	51	110	33	2	7	55	1	7	16	57	.289	.322	.441	.763	168	7	4	1	3	4
2002	25	-3.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	130	469	440	54	132	31	6	6	49	1	2	13	61	.300	.334	.439	.773	193	14	11	2	3	1
2003	26	-2.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	137	533	487	63	152	35	3	11	74	3	1	24	55	.312	.360	.464	.824	226	13	15	2	5	12
2004	27	-2.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	131	510	471	45	128	28	2	11	77	0	1	19	27	.272	.319	.410	.729	193	27	15	2	3	4
2005	28	-1.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	128	497	460	61	118	21	0	18	56	0	2	23	68	.257	.309	.420	.728	193	13	12	1	1	5
2006	29	-0.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	140	543	509	65	150	24	0	16	64	1	0	22	72	.295	.333	.436	.769	222	10	8	3	1	6
2007	30	0.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	136	509	472	54	124	24	0	14	50	1	1	25	66	.263	.309	.403	.712	190	21	8	1	3	5
2008	31	2.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	134	570	534	66	150	31	1	13	60	1	0	19	71	.281	.312	.416	.728	222	14	8	3	6	5
2009	32	3.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	138	535	504	57	151	22	1	13	49	1	1	24	52	.300	.331	.425	.755	214	18	1	3	3	6
2010	33	4.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	128	503	474	43	128	29	0	9	56	3	4	15	39	.270	.300	.388	.688	184	17	6	6	2	2
2011	34	7.3	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
2011	34	5.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	129	500	464	38	133	29	1	8	48	0	0	23	33	.287	.323	.405	.729	188	19	5	2	6	6
2012	35	6.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	135	520	479	68	133	18	4	27	77	0	0	28	78	.278	.326	.501	.827	240	8	8	1	4	5
2013	36	12.0	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
2013	36	7.3	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	134	529	503	48	137	24	1	17	70	1	1	11	76	.272	.297	.425	.722	214	14	9	0	6	2
2014	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	STL	102	362	338	25	85	12	1	5	37	0	1	14	54	.252	.288	.337	.625	114	13	5	1	4	2
2014	37	8.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	72	274	256	19	65	10	1	4	31	0	0	9	40	.254	.286	.348	.633	89	11	4	1	4	2
2014	37	8.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	30	88	82	6	20	2	0	1	6	0	1	5	14	.244	.296	.305	.600	25	2	1	0	0	0
2015	38	9.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	113	436	407	38	122	24	1	9	49	0	2	19	37	.300	.339	.430	.769	175	19	7	0	3	2
2016	39	19.4	Braves	GULF	Rk	ATL	3	11	9	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.444	.546	.556	1.101	5	0	0	0	0	0
2016	39	10.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	81	259	247	15	54	15	0	2	23	1	0	6	29	.219	.243	.304	.547	75	13	3	0	3	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	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
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		2059	7813	7290	807	2043	407	24	188	909	15	23	308	895	.280	.319	.420	.739	3062	241	129	28	58	68
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		649	2509	2340	308	673	139	12	45	345	6	13	116	291	.288	.324	.415	.739	971	64	21	9	23	10
All Levels (23 Seasons)							2708	10322	9630	1115	2716	546	36	233	1254	21	36	424	1186	.282	.320	.419	.739	4033	305	150	37	81	78

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		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)					Minors		123	482	446	66	132	28	2	7	51	0	2	18	48	.296	.335	.415	.750	185	17	11	2	5	4
A+ (1 season)					Minors		118	439	412	49	115	23	1	9	64	2	1	16	59	.279	.313	.405	.718	167	9	6	1	4	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		136	548	515	58	144	35	4	9	84	0	4	24	63	.280	.310	.416	.726	214	11	2	0	7	1
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		102	397	366	53	116	22	2	8	65	0	4	28	44	.317	.363	.454	.816	166	9	0	0	3	1