A.J. Pierzynski

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 250lb (190cm, 113kg)

Born: December 30, 1976 in Bridgehampton, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL).

High School: Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL)

Debut: September 9, 1998 (Age 21-253d, 17,354th in major league history)
vs. ANA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 10, 2016 (Age 39-255d)
vs. NYM 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: Steve Hilliard

Full Name: Anthony John Pierzynski

Pronunciation: \peer-ZIN-skee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.8

7290

2043

188

.280

807

RBI

909

OBP

.319

SLG

.420

OPS

.739

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-15 / in Starts: 17-15
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2002	ALDS g1	Oct 1	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	8	1.25	0.305	19.65	2.86%	2.53	C
2	2002	ALDS g2	Oct 2	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	8	.42	-0.024	6.34	-0.20%	-0.49	C
3	2002	ALDS g3	Oct 4	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.600	.778	1.378	8	1.44	0.056	30.06	0.76%	0.65	C
4	2002	ALDS g4	Oct 5	MIN		OAK	W,11-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	8	.78	0.137	14.96	1.54%	0.68	C
5	2002	ALDS g5	Oct 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.500	.750	1.250	8	1.59	-0.034	66.35	-0.92%	0.11	C
6	2002	ALCS g1	Oct 8	MIN		ANA	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.389	.429	.667	1.095	8	1.42	-0.054	37.02	-0.77%	-0.56	C
7	2002	ALCS g2	Oct 9	MIN		ANA	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.400	.591	.991	8	.84	-0.036	22.13	-0.62%	-0.35	C
8	2002	ALCS g3	Oct 11	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.345	.500	.845	8	1.51	-0.156	47.36	-2.73%	-0.95	C
9	2002	ALCS g4	Oct 12	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.313	.448	.761	8	1.57	-0.173	50.24	-3.20%	-1.41	C
10	2002	ALCS g5	Oct 13	MIN	@	ANA	L,5-13	GS-8	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.371	.500	.871	8	1.84	0.179	44.36	2.55%	1.34	C
2003 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	2003	ALDS g1	Sep 30	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	.99	-0.051	15.53	-0.48%	-1.56	C
12	2003	ALDS g2	Oct 2	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.91	-0.093	13.79	-0.80%	-0.78	C
13	2003	ALDS g3	Oct 4	MIN		NYY	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.444	.717	8	.98	0.039	20.62	0.53%	0.64	C
14	2003	ALDS g4	Oct 5	MIN		NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.462	.795	5	.61	0.010	11.66	0.16%	0.05	C
2005 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	2005	ALDS g1	Oct 4	CHW		BOS	W,14-2	CG	4	3	4	3	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	3.333	4.333	7	.41	0.184	6.44	1.59%	4.84	C
16	2005	ALDS g2	Oct 5	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	1.667	2.238	7	1.04	-0.068	16.77	-0.69%	-0.71	C
17	2005	ALDS g3	Oct 7	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.444	.545	1.333	1.879	7	1.02	0.017	10.54	0.15%	0.39	C
18	2005	ALCS g1	Oct 11	CHW		LAA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.385	.467	1.000	1.467	7	2.53	-0.200	66.14	-3.42%	-0.49	C
19	2005	ALCS g2	Oct 12	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.421	.813	1.234	7	1.19	0.020	30.41	0.28%	0.10	C
20	2005	ALCS g3	Oct 14	CHW	@	LAA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.700	1.091	7	.29	-0.021	9.11	-0.45%	-0.27	C
21	2005	ALCS g4	Oct 15	CHW	@	LAA	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.750	1.120	7	.37	0.039	11.10	0.76%	-0.07	C
22	2005	ALCS g5	Oct 16	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.333	.667	1.000	7	1.19	-0.022	20.60	-0.25%	-0.32	C
23	2005	WS g1	Oct 22	CHW		HOU	W,5-3	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.258	.324	.613	.936	7	1.19	-0.159	62.06	-4.54%	-1.72	C
24	2005	WS g2	Oct 23	CHW		HOU	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.316	.571	.887	7	1.36	-0.082	72.31	-2.69%	-0.59	C
25	2005	WS g3	Oct 25	CHW	@	HOU	W,7-5	GS-9	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.349	.579	.928	5	1.73	0.246	72.08	5.99%	1.81	C
26	2005	WS g4	Oct 26	CHW	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.340	.571	.912	5	1.05	-0.040	19.81	-0.33%	-0.08	C
2008 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	2008	ALDS g1	Oct 2	CHW	@	TBR	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.750	.667	1.417	8	1.48	0.122	23.24	1.05%	1.12	C
28	2008	ALDS g2	Oct 3	CHW	@	TBR	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	7	1.45	-0.100	23.33	-0.90%	-0.47	C
29	2008	ALDS g3	Oct 5	CHW		TBR	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.583	.600	1.183	2	.71	0.132	7.29	0.82%	1.76	C
30	2008	ALDS g4	Oct 6	CHW		TBR	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.500	.462	.962	2	.47	-0.035	9.00	-0.44%	-0.34	C
2014 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	2014	NLCS g3	Oct 14	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.38	-0.137	43.13	-2.39%	-0.95	C
32	2014	NLCS g4	Oct 15	STL	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	7	.68	0.090	21.93	1.86%	0.78	C
									121	106	16	31	5	1	5	18	11	1	14	2	1	1		2	2	3	.292	.367	.500	.867

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