NAME : A.J. Pierzynski NICKNAME : ORIGIN : USA BIRTHDAY : 12/30/1976 AGE : 28 HEIGHT : 6"3 WEIGHT : 218 POSITION : Catcher BATS : Left THROWS : Right CONTRACT : $1,500,000 through 2008 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 : 7, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Average) Hitting Doubles : 7 (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Good) Hitting Homeruns : 2 (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair) Getting BB's : 0 (VS. RHP : 1, 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 .168 3 11 101 17 4 0 8 0 0 3 12 .192 .297 vs RHP .186 3 8 70 13 4 0 6 0 0 3 8 .219 .371 vs LHP .129 0 3 31 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .125 .129 At Home .302 1 5 43 13 3 0 4 0 0 3 3 .327 .442 Away .069 2 6 58 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 9 .068 .190 R.I.S.P. .143 1 8 28 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .156 .286 Pinch Hitting .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Close/Late .125 1 3 16 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .111 .313 This Week .200 1 2 15 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .467 Last Week .000 0 1 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 Apr/Mar .168 3 11 101 17 4 0 8 0 0 3 12 .185 .297 May .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
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 .268 12 59 135 514 138 39 2 73 0 0 29 56 .308 .422 MIN 2004 .266 5 65 151 556 148 42 4 71 1 1 25 70 .298 .383 MIN Total AB : 2112 Total AVG : .275 Total Hits: 581 Total HR : 35 Total RBI : 254 Total Runs: 273 Total SB : 4