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A.J.
Pierzynski		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: December 30, 1976 in Rochester Mn
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 30 KCA AL $ 2,950,000 0 6 6 6 1 1 1 20 20 20
2008 31 KCA AL $ 2,950,000 0 6 6 6 1 1 1 20 20 20
2009 32 KCA AL $ 2,950,000 0 6 6 6 1 1 1 20 20 20
2010 33 PIT NL $ 5,250,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
2011 34 COL NL $ 5,250,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
2012 35 SEA AL $ 3,344,001 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
2013 36 TOR AL $ 3,344,001 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,950,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000 0 6 6 6 1 1 1 20 20 20
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 30 KCA AL $ 2,950,000   80 80 65 19 25 23 48 100 100 1 16 12 52 60 58
2008 31 KCA AL $ 2,950,000   93 93 76 28 34 32 19 100 79 2 17 12 51 59 57
2009 32 KCA AL $ 2,950,000   87 87 71 31 38 36 11 97 71 8 22 18 52 60 58
2010 33 PIT NL $ 5,250,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 2 10 8 1 3 2 5 6 6
2011 34 COL NL $ 5,250,000   9 9 8 3 4 4 2 10 8 1 3 2 5 6 5
2012 35 SEA AL $ 3,344,001   9 9 8 3 4 4 1 9 7 1 3 2 4 5 5
2013 36 TOR AL $ 3,344,001   8 8 7 2 3 3 1 8 6 1 3 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,950,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 1 8 6 1 3 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000   93 93 76 31 38 36 48 100 100 8 22 18 52 60 58
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2010 33 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.6
1 Years Sim 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.6
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1 0 0 0 0   .333 .333 .333 .667
vs LH   1 0 0 0 1   .143 .143 .143 .286
Away 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
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
1999 22 MIN   9 22 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .273 .304 .364 .668 2.2  
2000 23 MIN   33 88 12 27 5 1 2 11 1 0 5 14 .307 .344 .455 .799 13.0  
2001 24 MIN   114 381 51 110 33 2 7 55 1 7 16 57 .289 .317 .441 .758 47.3  
2002 25 MIN   130 440 54 132 31 6 6 49 1 2 13 61 .300 .320 .439 .759 56.1  
2003 26 MIN   146 531 73 171 48 0 6 92 0 1 25 76 .322 .353 .446 .799 75.3  
2004 27 MIN   139 503 78 163 55 0 6 72 0 0 31 60 .324 .363 .469 .832 77.1  
2005 28 MIN   137 509 57 149 41 2 5 55 1 3 27 56 .293 .328 .411 .739 63.1  
2006 29 MIN   136 442 48 117 36 1 7 42 0 0 16 52 .265 .290 .398 .689 47.8  
2007 30 KCA AL 132 417 58 139 40 1 5 61 0 0 23 55 .333 .375 .470 .845 64.5 14.1
2008 31 KCA AL 135 433 63 144 46 2 3 72 1 1 25 71 .333 .386 .469 .855 72.1 12.8
2009 32 KCA AL 64 195 27 70 14 2 5 24 0 1 6 33 .359 .402 .528 .930 35.8 7.2
2010 33 PIT NL 29 81 13 28 7 0 1 8 0 0 7 8 .346 .430 .469 .899 14.9 3.5
2011 34 PIT NL 91 286 39 89 26 1 0 31 0 0 16 40 .311 .383 .409 .792 42.7 9.5
  COL NL 31 72 8 27 7 0 1 14 0 0 4 10 .375 .438 .514 .951 14.2 3.4
  TOT   122 358 47 116 33 1 1 45 0 0 20 50 .324 .394 .430 .824 56.9 12.9
2012 35 SEA AL 149 551 67 167 37 0 6 67 0 0 31 93 .303 .361 .403 .764 73.9 11.6
2013 36 TOR AL 128 412 66 144 30 0 10 63 0 1 28 63 .350 .410 .495 .905 73.4 14.8
7 Years Sim 759 2447 341 808 207 6 31 340 1 3 140 373 .330 .386 .458 .844 391.4 76.8
15 Years Pro 1603 5363 717 1683 458 18 70 719 5 16 274 753 .314 .347 .445 .792 773.4  
162 Game Average 522 72 172 44 1 6 72 0 0 29 79 .330 .386 .458 .844 83.5  
Career Highs 149 551 67 167 46 2 10 72 1 1 31 93 .359 .430 .528 .930 73.9  
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   1997 292 710 200 6 27 301 0 1 122 276 .356 .410 .502 .912 345.2
vs LH   450 49 98 7 0 4 39 1 2 18 97 .218 .281 .260 .541 26.2
Home 379 1186 174 414 102 6 19 169 0 3 66 156 .349 .405 .493 .898 197.9
Away 380 1261 167 394 105 0 12 171 1 0 74 217 .312 .369 .424 .793 173.5
RISP   634 0 206 51 1 10 292 0 0 44 98 .325 .385 .456 .841 98.0
Pinch Hitting   136 18 57 9 2 0 20 0 0 13 20 .419 .487 .515 1.002 28.4
Close/Late   323 42 109 26 1 7 38 0 0 23 50 .337 .402 .489 .891 54.6
Mar/Apr 118 396 49 127 35 0 3 47 0 0 24 59 .321 .369 .432 .801 56.4
May 123 388 58 136 40 0 2 52 0 0 26 47 .351 .417 .469 .886 63.3
June 112 354 53 111 27 1 6 47 0 1 20 60 .314 .379 .446 .825 50.8
July 123 394 60 133 25 3 8 56 0 1 19 61 .338 .404 .477 .881 62.2
August 142 474 64 152 41 1 6 65 0 1 26 77 .321 .366 .449 .815 68.8
Sep/Oct 141 441 57 149 39 1 6 73 1 0 25 69 .338 .386 .472 .857 69.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2007 30 KCA AL C 120 104 948.3 720 52 8 3 .990 7.33 116 32 .276 10 4.9
    LF 1 1 9.0 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2008 31 KCA AL C 121 103 949.0 679 56 7 3 .991 6.97 139 43 .309 4 3.0
2009 32 KCA AL C 58 50 459.7 301 28 3 0 .991 6.44 56 20 .357 5 2.0
2010 33 PIT NL C 26 20 182.3 136 5 0 0 1.000 6.96 16 4 .250 1 0.9
    P 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
2011 34 PIT NL C 73 55 587.9 390 31 1 3 .998 6.44 68 15 .221 1 2.8
  COL NL C 25 19 146.1 97 8 0 1 1.000 6.47 17 4 .235 0 0.7
  TOT   C 98 74 734.0 487 39 1 4 .998 6.45 85 19 .224 1 3.5
2012 35 SEA AL C 127 121 1078.7 764 63 8 1 .990 6.90 156 38 .244 8 3.2
    RF 3 3 27.0 3 0 1 0 .750 1.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2013 36 TOR AL C 123 108 976.7 810 42 4 0 .995 7.85 123 30 .244 5 4.1
  C 673 580 5328.6 3897 285 31 11 .993 7.06 691 186 .269 34 21.6
  RF 3 3 27.0 3 0 1 0 .750 1.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 1 9.0 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   678 584 5367.6 3902 285 33 11 .992 7.02 691 186 .269 34 21.6
Career Highs   130 124 1105.7 810 63 9 4 1.000 7.85 156 43 .357 10  
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
2011 34 COL NL 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Career Post-Season Batting 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
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
2012-9-.303
2013-6-.316*
 Doubles
2008-3-46
2012-9-37
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 8)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 47)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 33)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. David Hefner (894)
  2. Guillermo Rodriguez (877)
  3. Lorcan McMaster (866)
  4. Richard Turner (864)
  5. Thomas McCord (844)
  6. Christopher Berg (840)
  7. Michael Barrett (840)
  8. Brian Schneider (836)
  9. Joe Mauer (834)
  10. Wilfredo Carrillo (833)
History
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Oakland on 9/20/2006
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 1/31/2007 to a 3-year deal worth $2,950,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/11/2010 to a 2-year deal worth $5,250,000 per year
Earned first career win on 4/21/2010
Injured on 5/11/2010 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Traded from Pittsburgh to Colorado on 8/10/2011 (Going to COL: C A.J. Pierzynski. Going to PIT: C Freddie Ballester, SP Feierabend)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Las Vegas on 8/14/2012
 
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