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, 17,355th 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.

2015 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2015 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	ATL	@	MIA	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
2	6 (2)	Apr 12	ATL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
3	8 (1)	Apr 14	ATL		MIA	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
4	10 (1)	Apr 17	ATL	@	TOR	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
5	11	Apr 18	ATL	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
6	14 (2)	Apr 22	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
7	15	Apr 23	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
8	16	Apr 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	37	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	C
9	17	Apr 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
10	19 (1)	Apr 27	ATL		WSN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	20	Apr 28	ATL		WSN	L,12-13	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
12	21	Apr 29	ATL		WSN	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	23 (1)	May 1	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	24	May 2	ATL		CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	26 (1)	May 4	ATL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	27	May 5	ATL		PHI	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
17	29 (1)	May 8	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
18	32 (2)	May 11	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
19	33	May 12	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	10	2	0	12	1	C
20	36 (2)	May 16	ATL	@	MIA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
21	37	May 17	ATL	@	MIA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	38	May 19	ATL		TBR	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
23	39	May 20	ATL		TBR	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
24	42 (2)	May 23	ATL		MIL	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	11	2	0	13	1	C
25	43	May 24	ATL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
26	46 (2)	May 27	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	47	May 28	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	48	May 29	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	51 (2)	Jun 1	ATL	@	ARI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
30	52	Jun 2	ATL	@	ARI	L,6-7	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
31	54 (1)	Jun 5	ATL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
32	56 (1)	Jun 7	ATL		PIT	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
33	57	Jun 8	ATL		SDP	L,3-5	CG	44	11.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
34	59 (1)	Jun 10	ATL		SDP	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
35	61 (1)	Jun 12	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
36	62	Jun 13	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	45	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
37	64 (1)	Jun 15	ATL	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	65	Jun 16	ATL	@	BOS	L,4-9	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
39	66	Jun 17	ATL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
40	67	Jun 18	ATL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
41	68	Jun 19	ATL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
42	69	Jun 20	ATL		NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
43	71 (1)	Jun 23	ATL	@	WSN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
44	72	Jun 24	ATL	@	WSN	L,1-2	CG	43	10.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	73	Jun 25	ATL	@	WSN	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
46	75 (1)	Jun 27	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	76	Jun 28	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
48	77	Jun 30	ATL		WSN	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	15	0	1	16	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	78	Jul 1	ATL		WSN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
50	79	Jul 2	ATL		WSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
51	81 (1)	Jul 4	ATL		PHI	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
52	82	Jul 5	ATL		PHI	L,0-4	CG	44	10.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
53	83	Jul 6	ATL	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
54	84	Jul 7	ATL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	86 (1)	Jul 9	ATL	@	COL	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
56	87	Jul 10	ATL	@	COL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
57	89 (1)	Jul 12	ATL	@	COL	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
58	90	Jul 17	ATL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
59	91	Jul 18	ATL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
60	92	Jul 19	ATL		CHC	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
61	93	Jul 20	ATL		LAD	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
62	95 (1)	Jul 22	ATL		LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
63	96	Jul 24	ATL	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	97	Jul 25	ATL	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
65	100 (2)	Jul 28	ATL	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
66	101	Jul 29	ATL	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
67	102	Jul 30	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
68	103	Jul 31	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	104	Aug 1	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-12	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
70	106 (1)	Aug 3	ATL		SFG	W,9-8	CG	51	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
71	107	Aug 4	ATL		SFG	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
72	109 (1)	Aug 6	ATL		MIA	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
73	110	Aug 7	ATL		MIA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
74	111	Aug 8	ATL		MIA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
75	112	Aug 9	ATL		MIA	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
76	113	Aug 11	ATL	@	TBR	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
77	114	Aug 12	ATL	@	TBR	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
78	115	Aug 14	ATL		ARI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
79	117 (1)	Aug 16	ATL		ARI	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
80	118	Aug 17	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
81	119	Aug 18	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
82	121 (1)	Aug 20	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
83	122	Aug 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
84	123	Aug 22	ATL	@	CHC	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
85	126 (2)	Aug 25	ATL		COL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
86	127	Aug 26	ATL		COL	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
87	130 (2)	Aug 30	ATL		NYY	L,6-20	GS	54	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	132 (1)	Sep 1	ATL		MIA	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
89	134 (1)	Sep 3	ATL	@	WSN	L,1-15	GS	36	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
90	135	Sep 4	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
91	137 (1)	Sep 6	ATL	@	WSN	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
92	138	Sep 7	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
93	139	Sep 8	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
94	141 (1)	Sep 10	ATL		NYM	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
95	143 (1)	Sep 12	ATL		NYM	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
96	145 (1)	Sep 15	ATL		TOR	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
97	147 (1)	Sep 17	ATL		TOR	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
98	149 (1)	Sep 19	ATL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
99	150	Sep 20	ATL		PHI	W,2-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
100	151	Sep 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
101	152	Sep 22	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
102	153	Sep 23	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
103	154	Sep 25	ATL	@	MIA	L,11-12	GS	27	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
104	156 (1)	Sep 27	ATL	@	MIA	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
105	157	Sep 29	ATL		WSN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
106	158	Sep 30	ATL		WSN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
107	160 (1)	Oct 2	ATL		STL	W,4-0	GS	31	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
							107gm		909.2	729	44	2	775	7