Player

A. J. Pierzynski

Player Info
Full Name
Anthony John
Born
December 30, 1976
Bridgehampton, NY, USA
Size
6'3" / 250 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
September 9, 1998
Final Game
September 10, 2016
Career
19 years
Teams
Honors
2 x All-Star
2006, 2002
2012 - Silver Slugger (AL)
2008 - Player of the Week (AL)
Career Batting
2,059
G
.280
AVG
2,043
H
188
HR
909
RBI
.729
OPS
98
OPS vs Lg
82% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
2016 Atlanta Braves 81 247 54 15 0 2 15 .219
2015 Atlanta Braves 113 407 122 24 1 9 38 .300
2014 Boston Red Sox 72 256 65 10 1 4 19 .254
2014 St. Louis Cardinals 30 82 20 2 0 1 6 .244
2013 Texas Rangers 134 503 137 24 1 17 48 .272
2012 Chicago White Sox 135 479 133 18 4 27 68 .278
2011 Chicago White Sox 129 464 133 29 1 8 38 .287
2010 Chicago White Sox 128 474 128 29 0 9 43 .270
2009 Chicago White Sox 138 504 151 22 1 13 57 .300
2008 Chicago White Sox 134 534 150 31 1 13 66 .281
2007 Chicago White Sox 136 472 124 24 0 14 54 .263
2006 Chicago White Sox 140 509 150 24 0 16 65 .295
2005 Chicago White Sox 128 460 118 21 0 18 61 .257
2004 San Francisco Giants 131 471 128 28 2 11 45 .272
2003 Minnesota Twins 137 487 152 35 3 11 63 .312
2002 Minnesota Twins 130 440 132 31 6 6 54 .300
2001 Minnesota Twins 114 381 110 33 2 7 51 .289
2000 Minnesota Twins 33 88 27 5 1 2 12 .307
1999 Minnesota Twins 9 22 6 2 0 0 3 .273
1998 Minnesota Twins 7 10 3 0 0 0 1 .300
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
2016 NL 259 .085 .237 2.3 11.2 49 2.0
2015 NL 436 .130 .310 4.4 8.5 116 9.0
2014 AL 362 .086 .283 3.9 14.9 78 5.0
2013 AL 529 .153 .289 2.1 14.4 99 16.9 ✓
2012 AL 520 .223 .280 5.4 15.0 125 27.0 ✓
2011 AL 500 .119 .291 4.6 6.6 100 8.0
2010 AL 503 .118 .278 3.0 7.8 88 9.0 ✓
2009 AL 535 .125 .312 4.5 9.7 98 13.0 ✓
2008 AL 570 .135 .300 3.3 12.5 92 12.9 ✓
2007 AL 509 .140 .279 4.9 13.0 87 14.0 ✓
2006 AL 543 .142 .318 4.1 13.3 99 16.0 ✓
2005 AL 497 .163 .267 4.6 13.7 93 18.0
2004 NL 510 .138 .268 3.7 5.3 92 11.0 ✓
2003 AL 533 .152 .331 4.5 10.3 117 11.0 ✓
2002 AL 469 .139 .335 2.8 13.0 105 6.0
2001 AL 405 .152 .322 4.0 14.1 100 7.0
2000 AL 96 .148 .343 5.2 14.6 105 2.0
1999 AL 24 .091 .333 4.2 16.7 79 0.0
1998 AL 13 .000 .333 7.7 15.4 83 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,936 12,600 823 68 101 .995
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2016 Atlanta Braves C 64 457 23 4 5 .992
2015 Atlanta Braves C 107 729 44 2 7 .997
2014 St. Louis Cardinals C 23 155 6 2 1 .988
2014 Boston Red Sox C 64 464 28 3 2 .994
2013 Texas Rangers C 119 892 65 2 8 .998
2012 Chicago White Sox C 126 899 71 6 8 .994
2011 Chicago White Sox C 120 817 65 4 4 .995
2010 Chicago White Sox C 127 865 61 5 5 .995
2009 Chicago White Sox C 131 879 50 5 8 .995
2008 Chicago White Sox C 131 913 54 9 8 .991
2007 Chicago White Sox C 130 796 46 2 6 .998
2006 Chicago White Sox C 132 795 62 3 4 .997
2005 Chicago White Sox C 128 803 48 1 8 .999
2004 San Francisco Giants C 118 697 56 1 6 .999
2003 Minnesota Twins C 135 843 45 6 6 .993
2002 Minnesota Twins C 124 757 41 3 3 .996
2001 Minnesota Twins C 110 611 44 10 7 .985
2000 Minnesota Twins C 32 160 10 0 3 1.000
1999 Minnesota Twins C 9 35 2 0 1 1.000
1998 Minnesota Twins C 6 33 2 0 1 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 32 106 31 5 18 .292
2014 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 1 0 1 .167
2008 AL Division Series Chicago White Sox 4 13 5 0 1 .385
2005 AL Division Series Chicago White Sox 3 9 4 2 4 .444
2005 AL Championship Series Chicago White Sox 5 18 3 1 2 .167
2005 World Series Chicago White Sox 4 15 4 0 3 .267
2003 AL Division Series Minnesota Twins 4 13 3 1 1 .231
2002 AL Division Series Minnesota Twins 5 16 7 1 4 .438
2002 AL Championship Series Minnesota Twins 5 16 4 0 2 .250