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A.J.
Pierzynski		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: December 30, 1976 in Usa, NY, BRIDGEHAMPTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 2005    2007   
All-Star Selections 2006   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 27 SFN NL $ 2,450,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 5 10 8 1 2 2 5 7 6
2005 28 ATL NL $ 6,123,456   8 8 8 4 4 4 5 10 8 1 2 2 5 6 6
2006 29 ATL NL $ 6,123,456   9 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 8 1 2 2 5 7 6
2007 30 ATL NL $ 6,123,456   9 9 8 3 3 3 4 9 7 1 2 1 5 6 6
2008 31 ATL NL $ 6,123,456   8 8 7 3 3 3 4 9 7 1 2 1 5 6 6
2009 32 ATL NL $ 6,123,456   8 8 7 3 3 3 5 9 8 1 2 1 5 6 6
2010 33 ATL NL $ 2,670,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 4 9 7 1 2 1 4 6 5
2011 34 ATL NL $ 2,670,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 5 9 8 1 2 1 4 6 5
2012 35 CHN NL $ 2,000,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 5 9 8 1 2 1 4 5 5
2013 36 CHN NL $ 2,000,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 5 9 8 1 2 1 4 5 5
2014 37 NYA AL $ 3,000,000   8 8 8 4 3 3 5 9 8 1 2 1 4 6 5
2015 38 NYA AL $ 3,000,000   8 8 7 4 3 4 5 9 8 1 2 1 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,000,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 4 9 7 1 2 1 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,123,456   9 9 8 5 4 4 5 10 8 1 2 2 5 7 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 27 SFN NL 152 565 62 156 32 2 6 58 3 0 40 88 .276 .338 .372 .709 65.9 7.4
2005 28 ATL NL 145 488 75 144 37 3 9 67 2 0 36 92 .295 .356 .439 .795 71.2 11.5
2006 29 ATL NL 142 476 69 163 45 1 11 77 0 1 21 63 .342 .377 .511 .888 79.4 16.5
2007 30 ATL NL 133 465 64 137 30 0 2 48 0 0 26 71 .295 .345 .372 .717 54.6 8.3
2008 31 ATL NL 132 498 67 139 28 0 4 47 1 0 26 106 .279 .320 .359 .680 53.5 6.0
2009 32 ATL NL 106 335 31 99 15 1 6 51 0 0 15 64 .296 .333 .400 .733 43.3 7.1
2010 33 ATL NL 112 296 41 83 24 1 5 46 0 0 16 59 .280 .324 .419 .743 38.2 6.0
2011 34 ATL NL 124 379 39 98 27 2 4 53 0 0 22 81 .259 .306 .372 .678 40.6 4.5
2012 35 WSH NL 74 247 28 74 20 1 2 38 0 0 16 52 .300 .353 .413 .766 33.8 5.9
  CHN NL 51 165 14 49 11 1 2 21 0 0 12 27 .297 .354 .412 .766 23.1 4.3
  TOT   125 412 42 123 31 2 4 59 0 0 28 79 .299 .353 .413 .766 56.9 10.2
2013 36 CHN NL 126 433 37 115 36 3 5 53 2 1 30 88 .266 .328 .397 .725 51.1 5.4
2014 37 NYA AL 126 429 54 116 22 2 10 63 0 0 27 96 .270 .328 .401 .729 52.3 7.3
2015 38 NYA AL 129 467 56 138 32 3 5 60 0 0 26 104 .296 .342 .409 .751 58.3 8.9
12 Years Sim 1552 5243 637 1511 359 20 71 682 8 2 313 991 .288 .339 .405 .744 665.3 99.1
162 Game Average 547 66 157 37 2 7 71 0 0 32 103 .288 .339 .405 .744 69.4  
Career Highs 152 565 75 163 45 3 11 77 3 1 40 106 .342 .377 .511 .888 79.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4318 555 1342 335 17 62 598 6 2 266 736 .311 .360 .439 .800 617.3
vs LH   925 82 169 24 3 9 84 2 0 47 255 .183 .237 .244 .481 43.6
Home 765 2572 305 745 171 12 30 345 2 0 153 493 .290 .339 .400 .740 321.8
Away 787 2671 332 766 188 8 41 337 6 2 160 498 .287 .338 .409 .747 339.2
RISP   1368 0 417 96 6 22 566 0 0 89 265 .305 .353 .432 .785 192.5
Pinch Hitting   216 23 64 14 2 2 41 0 0 17 32 .296 .349 .407 .756 29.2
Close/Late   669 67 185 37 1 9 75 0 0 39 141 .277 .327 .375 .703 76.4
Mar/Apr 219 774 103 233 54 3 10 111 0 0 52 156 .301 .353 .417 .770 105.1
May 287 989 111 280 69 4 6 117 3 0 60 214 .283 .333 .379 .712 115.9
June 245 795 90 212 40 3 14 109 1 1 45 146 .267 .319 .377 .696 88.8
July 252 877 129 264 69 3 16 120 1 0 43 139 .301 .344 .441 .785 119.8
August 263 910 93 252 67 3 11 108 2 0 48 163 .277 .324 .393 .717 106.2
Sep/Oct 286 898 111 270 60 4 14 117 1 1 65 173 .301 .360 .423 .783 125.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2004 27 SFN NL C 136 125 1148.0 909 81 9 3 .991 7.76 182 53 .291 6 6.5
    LF 10 10 88.0 6 0 3 0 .667 0.61 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2005 28 ATL NL C 126 116 1068.0 898 79 8 1 .992 8.23 137 52 .380 2 7.2
2006 29 ATL NL C 124 114 1038.0 869 68 9 1 .990 8.12 148 46 .311 4 5.2
2007 30 ATL NL C 122 110 997.7 781 78 9 1 .990 7.75 157 60 .382 7 6.1
2008 31 ATL NL C 126 122 1081.7 896 93 10 3 .990 8.23 201 72 .358 5 6.9
2009 32 ATL NL C 99 86 782.7 634 66 6 0 .992 8.05 132 43 .326 2 3.3
2010 33 ATL NL C 92 71 659.0 601 48 6 0 .991 8.86 96 38 .396 3 4.3
2011 34 ATL NL C 107 104 884.7 845 46 8 0 .991 9.06 91 25 .275 1 5.4
2012 35 WSH NL C 69 62 555.5 496 32 5 0 .991 8.55 73 24 .329 4 3.6
  CHN NL C 47 42 374.5 334 22 3 0 .992 8.56 49 16 .327 2 1.9
  TOT   C 116 104 930.0 830 54 8 0 .991 8.55 122 40 .328 6 5.4
2013 36 CHN NL C 110 110 927.0 677 59 8 1 .989 7.15 112 35 .313 3 4.9
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2014 37 NYA AL C 119 110 983.0 736 54 6 0 .992 7.23 137 41 .299 4 3.7
    3B 1 1 8.0 1 2 1 1 .750 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2015 38 NYA AL C 125 114 1015.0 790 48 7 0 .992 7.43 119 37 .311 4 4.9
  C 1402 1286 11514.6 9466 774 94 10 .991 8.00 1634 542 .332 47 63.8
  LF 11 10 89.0 7 0 3 0 .700 0.71 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 1 8.0 1 2 1 1 .750 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1414 1297 11611.6 9474 776 98 11 .991 7.94 1634 542 .332 47 63.8
Career Highs   146 135 1236.0 915 93 12 3 .992 9.06 201 72 .396 7  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 29 ATL NL 13 46 5 13 5 0 1 5 0 0 1 12 .283 .327 .457 .783
2010 33 ATL NL 15 52 6 15 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .288 .302 .385 .687
Career Post-Season Batting 28 98 11 28 10 0 1 8 0 0 2 23 .286 .314 .418 .732
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2006-5-.342
 Doubles
2006-1-45
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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  4. Jimmy Rucks (900)
  5. J.R. House (897)
  6. Victor Martinez (894)
  7. Mitch Maier (891)
  8. Tony Giarratano (888)
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  10. Justin Huber (875)
History
Had first career hit on 4/8/2004, off John Thomson (ATL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/2004, off John Thomson (ATL)
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 1/31/2005 to a 5-year deal worth $6,123,456 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2005
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2007
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cincinnati on 4/13/2008
10/5/2009: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $2,670,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 7/28/2011 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3-4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/9/2012 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Traded from Washington to Chicago (N) on 8/1/2012 (Going to WSH: C Chao-Kuan Wu. Going to CHN: C A.J. Pierzynski, P Steven Darosa, LF Carl Miller)
Injured on 6/3/2013 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/23/2014 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Injured on 3/26/2014 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston on 10/2/2014
 
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