NAME     : A.J. Pierzynski
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/30/1976
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 218
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,000,000 through 2006
  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 :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .980)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  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         : 6  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 8  (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Brilliant)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 0  (VS. RHP : 0, VS. LHP : 0, Talent Poor)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .328  5  55 400 131 40  2  56  1  3  26  44 .367 .475 
  vs RHP        .351  5  39 299 105 31  0  44  1  1  21  28 .393 .505 
  vs LHP        .257  0  16 101  26  9  2  12  0  2   5  16 .290 .386 
  At Home       .315  1  26 184  58 21  0  23  0  0  13  24 .362 .446 
  Away          .338  4  29 216  73 19  2  33  1  3  13  20 .371 .500 
  R.I.S.P.      .340  1  48 103  35 13  1   0  0  0   5  10 .357 .515 
  Pinch Hitting .133  0   2  15   2  0  0   1  0  0   6   2 .381 .133 
  Close/Late    .286  0   6  35  10  4  1   5  0  0   6   6 .372 .457 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .520  0   4  25  13  8  0   7  0  0   2   1 .571 .840 
  Apr/Mar       .301  0  15  93  28  6  0  11  0  1   9  11 .356 .366 
  May           .244  2  10  86  21  2  2   7  0  1   5  12 .283 .384 
  June          .304  2  10 102  31 10  0  14  1  0   5  13 .336 .461 
  July          .457  1  15  81  37 14  0  17  0  1   5   7 .483 .667 
  August        .368  0   5  38  14  8  0   7  0  0   2   1 .415 .579 
 

  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 .364 .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  .345 16  90 146 612 211 48  2  96  2  9  25  59 .370 .508   MIN,AL
 
  Total AB  : 1513
  Total AVG : .323
  Total Hits: 488
  Total HR  : 30
  Total RBI : 215
  Total Runs: 219
  Total SB  : 5
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game... Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 8/11/2002...