A.J. Pierzynski Stats

A.J. Pierzynski was born on Thursday, December 30, 1976, in Bridgehampton, New York. Pierzynski was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1998, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive A.J. Pierzynski baseball stats page.

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A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage (#267)

A.J. Pierzynski Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage (#267)
 

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Birth Name:   Anthony John Pierzynski
Nickname:   A.J.
Born On:   12-30-1976  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bridgehampton, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dr. Phillips High School (Orlando, FL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   235
First Game:   09-09-1998 (Age 21)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1994 : 3rd Round (71st)
A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1998 22 Twins 7 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 .300 .385 .300
1999 23 Twins 9 22 3 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 .273 .333 .364
2000 24 Twins 33 88 12 27 5 1 2 0 11 5 0 14 0 1 2 1 .307 .354 .455
2001 25 Twins 114 381 51 110 33 2 7 0 55 16 4 57 1 3 4 7 .289 .322 .441
2002 26 Twins 130 440 54 132 31 6 6 0 49 13 1 61 2 3 11 14 .300 .334 .439
2003 27 Twins 137 487 63 152 35 3 11 2 74 24 12 55 2 5 15 13 .312 .360 .464
2004 28 Giants 131 471 45 128 28 2 11 1 77 19 4 27 2 3 15 27 .272 .319 .410
2005 29 White Sox 128 460 61 118 21 0 18 1 56 23 5 68 1 1 12 13 .257 .308 .420
2006 30 White Sox 140 509 65 150 24 0 16 1 64 22 6 72 3 1 8 10 .295 .333 .436
2007 31 White Sox 136 472 54 124 24 0 14 1 50 25 5 66 1 3 8 21 .263 .309 .403
2008 32 White Sox 134 534 66 150 31 1 13 0 60 19 5 71 3 6 8 14 .281 .312 .416
2009 33 White Sox 138 504 57 151 22 1 13 1 49 24 6 52 3 3 1 18 .300 .331 .425
2010 34 White Sox 128 474 43 128 29 0 9 0 56 15 2 39 6 2 6 17 .270 .300 .388
2011 35 White Sox 129 464 38 133 29 1 8 0 48 23 6 33 2 6 5 19 .287 .323 .405
2012 36 White Sox 135 479 68 133 18 4 27 0 77 28 3 78 0 0 8 8 .278 .328 .501
2013 37 Rangers 50 181 20 55 8 1 6 0 22 7 0 29 0 0 3 4 .304 .340 .459
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,679 5,976 701 1,700 340 22 161 7 752 265 59 728 26 38 108 186 .284 .325 .430
A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1998 Twins C 6 4 111 35 5.8 35 33 2 0 1 0 4 1 1.000 8.51
1999 Twins C 9 6 174 37 4.1 37 35 2 0 1 1 1 1 1.000 5.74
2000 Twins C 32 27 710 170 5.3 170 160 10 0 3 2 10 6 1.000 6.46
2001 Twins C 110 102 2,705 665 6.0 655 611 44 10 7 4 44 21 .985 6.54
2002 Twins C 124 118 3,107 801 6.5 798 756 42 3 3 2 45 19 .996 6.93
2003 Twins C 135 131 3,497 894 6.6 888 843 45 6 6 5 46 20 .993 6.86
2004 Giants C 118 117 3,066 754 6.4 753 697 56 1 6 9 51 15 .999 6.63
2005 White Sox C 128 124 3,354 852 6.7 851 803 48 1 8 7 79 23 .999 6.85
2006 White Sox C 132 126 3,375 860 6.5 857 795 62 3 4 10 90 25 .997 6.86
2007 White Sox C 130 116 3,174 844 6.5 842 796 46 2 6 14 62 20 .998 7.16
2008 White Sox C 131 127 3,375 976 7.5 967 913 54 9 8 5 96 21 .991 7.74
2009 White Sox C 131 124 3,312 934 7.1 929 879 50 5 8 7 99 30 .995 7.57
2010 White Sox C 127 123 3,279 931 7.3 926 865 61 5 5 3 75 27 .995 7.62
2011 White Sox C 120 112 3,024 886 7.4 882 817 65 4 4 4 94 24 .995 7.88
2012 White Sox C 126 121 3,214 976 7.7 970 899 71 6 0 81 8 76 .994 8.15
2013 Rangers C 48 45 - 404 8.4 404 376 28 0 1 - 19 2 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 1,607 1,523 39,477 11,019 6.9 10,964 10,278 686 55 71 154 823 331 .995 7.50
16 Years 1,607 1,523 39,477 11,019 6.9 10,964 10,278 686 55 71 154 823 331 .995 7.50
A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1998 Twins 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 5.0 10.0 - - -
1999 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 5.5 7.3 - - -
2000 Twins 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 44.0 6.3 8.0 - - -
2001 Twins 1 7 .125 10 0 1 54.4 6.7 6.9 - - -
2002 Twins 1 2 .333 11 0 0 73.3 7.2 9.0 - - -
2003 Twins 3 1 .750 12 0 0 44.3 8.9 6.6 - - -
2004 Giants 0 1 .000 28 0 0 42.8 17.4 6.1 - - -
2005 White Sox 0 2 .000 2 0 0 25.6 6.8 8.2 - - -
2006 White Sox 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 31.8 7.1 8.0 - - -
2007 White Sox 1 1 .500 18 0 0 33.7 7.2 9.4 - - -
2008 White Sox 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 41.1 7.5 8.9 - - -
2009 White Sox 1 1 .500 11 0 0 38.8 9.7 10.3 - - -
2010 White Sox 3 4 .429 5 0 0 52.7 12.2 8.5 - - -
2011 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 58.0 14.1 9.7 - - -
2012 White Sox 0 0 .000 9 0 0 17.7 6.1 6.2 - - -
2013 Rangers 0 1 .000 5 0 0 30.2 6.2 8.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 13 20 .394 132 0 1 37.1 8.2 7.9 - - -
A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1998 Minnesota Twins 9 $175,000.00 - -
1999 Minnesota Twins 9 $200,000.00 - -
2000 Minnesota Twins 26 $205,000.00 - -
2001 Minnesota Twins 26 $210,000.00 - -
2002 Minnesota Twins 26 $250,000.00 Stats -
2003 Minnesota Twins 26 $365,000.00 - -
2004 San Francisco Giants 36 $3,500,000.00 - -
2005 Chicago White Sox 12 $2,250,000.00 - Stats
2006 Chicago White Sox 12 $4,000,000.00 Stats -
2007 Chicago White Sox 12 $5,500,000.00 - -
2008 Chicago White Sox 12 $5,850,000.00 - -
2009 Chicago White Sox 12 $6,250,000.00 - -
2010 Chicago White Sox 12 $6,750,000.00 - -
2011 Chicago White Sox 12 $2,000,000.00 - -
2012 Chicago White Sox 12 $6,000,000.00 - -
2013 Texas Rangers 12 $7,500,000.00 - -


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