Mike Piazza

Q: When was Mike Piazza born?

Mike Piazza was born on September 4, 1968.

Q: Where was Mike Piazza born?

Mike Piazza was born in Norristown, PA .

Q: How tall is Mike Piazza?

Mike Piazza is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mike Piazza weigh when playing?

Mike Piazza weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Mike Piazza in the Hall of Fame?

Mike Piazza was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

Q: When was Mike Piazza drafted?

Mike Piazza was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) .

Q: What position did Mike Piazza play?

Mike Piazza was a Catcher and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Mike Piazza have?

Mike Piazza had 2,127 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Mike Piazza have?

Mike Piazza had 427 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Mike Piazza's average?

Mike Piazza had a .308 average over his career.

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: September 4, 1968 in Norristown, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL).

High School: Phoenixville HS (Phoenixville, PA)

Schools: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)

Debut: September 1, 1992 (Age 23-363d, 16,204th in major league history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 2007 (Age 39-026d)
vs. LAA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2016. (Voted by BBWAA on 365/440 ballots)
View Mike Piazza's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Agents: Dan Lozano, Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Michael Joseph Piazza

Pronunciation: \Pee-AH-za\

Twitter: @mikepiazza31

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
12x All-Star
10x Silver Slugger
AS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

59.5

6911

2127

427

.308

1048

RBI

1335

OBP

.377

SLG

.545

OPS

.922

OPS+

143

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
1989	20	LAD-min	A-	57	214	198	22	53	11	0	8	25	0	0	13	51	.268	.318	.444	.762		88	11	2	0	1	0		SLM · NORW
1990	21	LAD-min	A+	88	285	272	27	68	20	0	6	45	0	1	11	68	.250	.281	.390	.670		106		1	0	1	0		VRO · FLOR
1991	22	LAD-min	A+	117	506	448	71	124	27	2	29	80	0	3	47	83	.277	.344	.540	.884		242	19	3	0	8	2		BAK · CALL
1992	23	LAD-min	AAA,AA	125	525	472	72	165	33	5	23	90	1	3	50	75	.350	.413	.587	1.000		277	11	2	0	1	6		ABQ,SAN · PCL,TL
1992	23	LAD	NL	21	74	69	5	16	3	0	1	7	0	0	4	12	.232	.284	.319	.603	72	22	1	1	0	0	0	2/H
1993	24	LAD	NL	149	602	547	81	174	24	2	35	112	3	4	46	86	.318	.370	.561	.932	153	307	10	3	0	6	6	*2/H3	AS,MVP-9,RoY-1,SS
1994	25	LAD	NL	107	441	405	64	129	18	0	24	92	1	3	33	65	.319	.370	.541	.910	140	219	11	1	0	2	10	*2/H	AS,MVP-6,SS
1995	26	LAD	NL	112	475	434	82	150	17	0	32	93	1	0	39	80	.346	.400	.606	1.006	172	263	10	1	0	1	10	*2/H	AS,MVP-4,SS
1996	27	LAD	NL	148	631	547	87	184	16	0	36	105	0	3	81	93	.336	.422	.563	.985	166	308	21	1	0	2	21	*2/H	AS,MVP-2,SS
1997	28	LAD	NL	152	633	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	5	1	69	77	.362	.431	.638	1.070	*185*	355	19	3	0	5	11	*2/DH	AS,MVP-2,SS
1998	29	TOT	NL	151	626	561	88	184	38	1	32	111	1	0	58	80	.328	.390	.570	.960	152	320	15	2	0	5	14	*2/HD	AS,MVP-14,SS
1998	29	LAD	NL	37	161	149	20	42	5	0	9	30	0	0	11	27	.282	.329	.497	.826	119	74	3	0	0	1	4	2
1998	29	FLA	NL	5	19	18	1	5	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	.278	.263	.389	.652	74	7	0	0	0	1	0	/2H
1998	29	NYM	NL	109	446	394	67	137	33	0	23	76	1	0	47	53	.348	.417	.607	1.024	167	239	12	2	0	3	10	2/HD
1999	30	NYM	NL	141	593	534	100	162	25	0	40	124	2	2	51	70	.303	.361	.575	.936	135	307	27	1	0	7	11	*2/HD	AS,MVP-7,SS
2000	31	NYM	NL	136	545	482	90	156	26	0	38	113	4	2	58	69	.324	.398	.614	1.012	155	296	15	3	0	2	10	*2/HD	AS,MVP-3,SS
2001	32	NYM	NL	141	573	503	81	151	29	0	36	94	0	2	67	87	.300	.384	.573	.957	148	288	20	2	0	1	19	*2/HD	AS,MVP-13,SS
2002	33	NYM	NL	135	541	478	69	134	23	2	33	98	0	3	57	82	.280	.359	.544	.903	138	260	26	3	0	3	9	*2H/D	AS,SS
2003	34	NYM-min	AAA	5	18	17	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.176	.222	.353	.575		6	0	0	0	0	0		NFK · IL
2003	34	NYM	NL	68	273	234	37	67	13	0	11	34	0	0	35	40	.286	.377	.483	.860	126	113	11	1	0	3	3	2/H3
2004	35	NYM-min	A+	2	8	6	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167		4	0	0	0	1	0		SCE · FLOR
2004	35	NYM	NL	129	528	455	47	121	21	0	20	54	0	0	68	78	.266	.362	.444	.806	109	202	14	2	0	3	14	32/DH	AS
2005	36	NYM	NL	113	442	398	41	100	23	0	19	62	0	0	41	67	.251	.326	.452	.778	104	180	7	3	0	0	6	2/HD	AS
2006	37	SDP	NL	126	439	399	39	113	19	1	22	68	0	0	34	66	.283	.342	.501	.843	122	200	13	3	0	3	2	2H/D
2007	38	OAK-min	AAA,A+	6	28	26	3	10	2	0	2	5	0	0	2	6	.385	.429	.692	1.121		18	0	0	0	0	0		SAC,STK · PCL,CALL
2007	38	OAK	AL	83	329	309	33	85	17	1	8	44	0	0	18	61	.275	.313	.414	.727	95	128	9	0	0	2	0	DH
16 Yrs				1912	7745	6911	1048	2127	344	8	427	1335	17	20	759	1113	.308	.377	.545	.922	143	3768	229	30	0	45	146
162 Game Avg.				162	656	586	89	180	29	1	36	113	1	2	64	94	.308	.377	.545	.922	143	319	19	3	0	4	12
				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
NYM (8 yrs)				972	3941	3478	532	1028	193	2	220	655	7	9	424	546	.296	.373	.542	.915	136	1885	132	17	0	22	82
LAD (7 yrs)				726	3017	2707	443	896	115	3	177	563	10	11	283	440	.331	.394	.572	.966	160	1548	75	10	0	17	62
SDP (1 yr)				126	439	399	39	113	19	1	22	68	0	0	34	66	.283	.342	.501	.843	122	200	13	3	0	3	2
FLA (1 yr)				5	19	18	1	5	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	.278	.263	.389	.652	74	7	0	0	0	1	0
OAK (1 yr)				83	329	309	33	85	17	1	8	44	0	0	18	61	.275	.313	.414	.727	95	128	9	0	0	2	0

NL (15 yrs)				1829	7416	6602	1015	2042	327	7	419	1291	17	20	741	1052	.309	.379	.551	.931	145	3640	220	30	0	43	146
AL (1 yr)				83	329	309	33	85	17	1	8	44	0	0	18	61	.275	.313	.414	.727	95	128	9	0	0	2	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Batting

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Postseason Batting

Postseason Game Log

All-Star Batting

Ratio Batting *

Win Probability *

Baserunning & Misc. Stats *

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Pitch Summary -- Batting *

Cumulative Batting

Neutralized Batting

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Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mike Piazza?

Mike Piazza is 55 years old.

When was Mike Piazza born?

Mike Piazza was born on September 4, 1968.

Where was Mike Piazza born?

Mike Piazza was born in Norristown, PA.

How tall is Mike Piazza?

Mike Piazza is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Mike Piazza weigh when playing?

Mike Piazza weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mike Piazza play?

Mike Piazza played 16 seasons.

Is Mike Piazza in the Hall of Fame?

Mike Piazza was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

When was Mike Piazza drafted?

Mike Piazza was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL).

What position did Mike Piazza play?

Mike Piazza was a Catcher and First Baseman.

How many hits did Mike Piazza have?

Mike Piazza had 2,127 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Mike Piazza have?

Mike Piazza had 427 home runs over his career.

What was Mike Piazza's average?

Mike Piazza had a .308 average over his career.

How many teams has Mike Piazza played for?

Mike Piazza played for 5 teams; the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics.

How many World Series has Mike Piazza won?

Mike Piazza has never won a World Series.

When did Mike Piazza retire?

Mike Piazza last played in 2007.

What is Mike Piazza's Twitter account?

Mike Piazza is on Twitter at mikepiazza31.

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