NAME : A.J. Pierzynski
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : USA
BIRTHDAY : 12/30/1976
AGE : 27
HEIGHT : 6"3
WEIGHT : 218
POSITION : Catcher
BATS : Left
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $1,025,000 through 2004
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : Some ability
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Catcher : B (Fielding Pct. : .985)
Catcher Arm : B
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Speed : E
Stealing Ability : E
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : E
Hitter Type : Normal
Getting Hits : 5 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Average)
Hitting Doubles : 6 (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Good)
Hitting Homeruns : 2 (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
Getting BB's : 0 (VS. RHP : 0, VS. LHP : 0, Talent Fair)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 7 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .263 2 20 152 40 15 0 11 0 0 8 17 .309 .401
vs RHP .279 2 18 136 38 15 0 11 0 0 8 16 .329 .434
vs LHP .125 0 2 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125
At Home .309 0 9 68 21 8 0 5 0 0 5 6 .373 .426
Away .226 2 11 84 19 7 0 6 0 0 3 11 .253 .381
R.I.S.P. .359 1 16 39 14 6 0 0 0 0 5 3 .444 .590
Pinch Hitting .267 1 14 105 28 13 0 7 0 0 8 11 .325 .419
Close/Late .238 0 5 42 10 5 0 2 0 0 3 5 .319 .357
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Apr/Mar .190 1 3 21 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 .190 .381
May .364 0 2 22 8 4 0 3 0 0 1 3 .391 .545
June .288 1 6 52 15 3 0 4 0 0 2 3 .327 .404
July .238 0 4 21 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .381
August .250 0 4 20 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .286 .350
Sep/Oct .188 0 1 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 .350 .313
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1998 .300 0 1 7 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .363 .300 MIN
1999 .273 0 3 9 22 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 4 .304 .364 MIN
2000 .307 2 11 33 88 27 5 1 12 1 0 5 14 .344 .455 MIN
2001 .289 7 55 114 381 110 33 2 51 1 7 16 57 .317 .441 MIN
2002 .300 6 49 130 440 132 31 6 54 1 2 13 61 .334 .439 MIN
2003 .291 10 72 123 447 130 30 1 64 0 0 29 52 .334 .430 MIN
Total AB : 1540
Total AVG : .291
Total Hits: 448
Total HR : 27
Total RBI : 211
Total Runs: 196
Total SB : 3
PLAYER HISTORY Traded from Minnesota to Los Angeles on 3/1/2004 (Going to MIN: RF S. Green, C P. Lo Duca, CF D. Roberts. Going to LA: C A. Pierzynski, CF T. Hunter, CF D. Span)... |