A.J. Pierzynski

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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MIN	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	2	Apr 5	MIN	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
3	4 (1)	Apr 7	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	GS	31	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	6 (1)	Apr 9	MIN		DET	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	9 (2)	Apr 13	MIN		CHW	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	10	Apr 14	MIN		CHW	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	12 (1)	Apr 16	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
8	13	Apr 17	MIN		KCR	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
9	14	Apr 18	MIN		KCR	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
10	15	Apr 20	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	16	Apr 21	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
12	18 (1)	Apr 24	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	19	Apr 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	41	10.0	4	0	1	5	1	C
14	20	Apr 26	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	23 (2)	Apr 29	MIN		BAL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	7	3	1	11	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	26 (2)	May 2	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
17	28 (1)	May 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,10-12	CG	52	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	30 (1)	May 8	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
19	32 (1)	May 10	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	33	May 11	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
21	35 (1)	May 13	MIN		KCR	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	36	May 14	MIN		KCR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
23	38 (1)	May 16	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	39	May 17	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	41 (1)	May 19	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
26	42	May 20	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	43	May 22	MIN		SEA	W,12-11	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	44	May 23	MIN		SEA	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
29	46 (1)	May 26 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
30	48 (1)	May 27	MIN		OAK	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
31	49	May 29	MIN	@	ANA	W,6-5	CG	52	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	50	May 30	MIN	@	ANA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	52 (1)	Jun 1	MIN	@	TEX	W,10-7	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	53	Jun 2	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
35	55 (1)	Jun 4	MIN		CLE	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
36	56	Jun 5	MIN		CLE	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
37	58 (1)	Jun 7	MIN		CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
38	59	Jun 8	MIN		PIT	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
39	61 (1)	Jun 10	MIN		PIT	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
40	62	Jun 12	MIN		HOU	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
41	63	Jun 13	MIN		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
42	64	Jun 14	MIN		HOU	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
43	67 (2)	Jun 17	MIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
44	68	Jun 19	MIN	@	CLE	W,10-9	CG	58	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	70 (1)	Jun 21	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
46	71	Jun 22	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
47	72	Jun 23	MIN	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	74 (1)	Jun 25	MIN	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
49	75	Jun 26	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
50	76	Jun 27	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
51	77	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
52	78	Jun 29	MIN		DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
53	79	Jun 30	MIN		DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	81 (1)	Jul 2	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
55	82	Jul 3	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
56	84 (1)	Jul 5	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
57	85	Jul 6	MIN		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	86	Jul 7	MIN		CIN	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH C
59	87	Jul 8	MIN		CIN	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
60	88	Jul 12	MIN	@	MIL	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	89	Jul 13	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
62	90	Jul 14	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
63	92 (1)	Jul 16	MIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
64	93	Jul 17	MIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
65	94	Jul 18	MIN		OAK	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
66	96 (1)	Jul 20	MIN		SEA	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
67	97	Jul 21	MIN		SEA	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
68	98	Jul 22	MIN		SEA	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
69	99	Jul 23	MIN		SEA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
70	100	Jul 24	MIN	@	OAK	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
71	103 (2)	Jul 27	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
72	105 (1)	Jul 29	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
73	106	Jul 31	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	107	Aug 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	110 (2)	Aug 4	MIN		KCR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
76	111	Aug 5	MIN		KCR	L,5-10	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
77	113 (1)	Aug 8	MIN		CLE	L,2-8	CG	46	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
78	115 (1)	Aug 10	MIN	@	TBD	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
79	116	Aug 11	MIN	@	TBD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
80	117	Aug 12	MIN	@	TBD	L,3-4	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
81	119 (1)	Aug 14	MIN	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	49	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
82	121 (1)	Aug 16	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
83	122	Aug 17	MIN		TBD	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
84	124 (1)	Aug 19	MIN		TBD	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
85	125	Aug 20	MIN		TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
86	126	Aug 21	MIN		TOR	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
87	127	Aug 22	MIN		TOR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	130 (2)	Aug 25	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
89	131	Aug 26	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
90	133 (1)	Aug 29	MIN		TEX	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
91	134	Aug 30	MIN		TEX	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
92	135	Aug 31	MIN		ANA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	137 (1)	Sep 2	MIN		ANA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
94	138	Sep 4	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
95	139	Sep 5	MIN	@	TEX	W,12-2	GS	30	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
96	140	Sep 6	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
97	141	Sep 7	MIN	@	ANA	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
98	142	Sep 8	MIN	@	ANA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
99	144 (1)	Sep 10	MIN	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	145	Sep 18	MIN		DET	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
101	146	Sep 19	MIN		DET	L,2-6	GS	23	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	149 (2)	Sep 22	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
103	151 (1)	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
104	152	Sep 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
105	156 (3)	Sep 30	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-9	GS	34	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
106	158 (1)	Oct 3	MIN	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
107	159	Oct 4	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
108	160	Oct 5	MIN		CHW	L,4-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
109	161	Oct 6	MIN		CHW	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
110	162	Oct 7	MIN		CHW	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
							110gm		901.2	611	44	10	665	7