A. J. Pierzynski made their MLB debut in 1998 and appeared in 2,059 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.280, OPS of 0.739, hit 188 HRs, and recorded 23.7 WAR. They rank 428th all-time in HRs and 797th in WAR.
A. J. Pierzynski Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes A. J. Pierzynski's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
A. J. Pierzynski made their MLB debut in 1998 and played in 2,059 games over 19 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,059 (MLB Rank: 215) |
| AB | 7,290 (MLB Rank: 250) |
| H | 2,043 (MLB Rank: 272) |
| BA | 0.280 (MLB Rank: 2,522) |
| 2B | 407 (MLB Rank: 184) |
| 3B | 24 (MLB Rank: 1,792) |
| HR | 188 (MLB Rank: 428) |
| RBI | 909 (MLB Rank: 392) |
| R | 807 (MLB Rank: 617) |
| BB | 308 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.319 (MLB Rank: 5,409) |
| SLG | 0.420 (MLB Rank: 2,331) |
| OPS | 0.739 (MLB Rank: 2,985) |
| SB | 15 (MLB Rank: 3,596) |
| SO | 895 (MLB Rank: 500) |
| GIDP | 241 (MLB Rank: 47) |
| CS | 23 (MLB Rank: 1,538) |
| Rbat+ | 90 (MLB Rank: 4,957) |
| WAR | 23.7 (MLB Rank: 797) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2016)
In 2016, A. J. Pierzynski played in 81 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 81 |
| AB | 247 |
| H | 54 |
| BA | 0.219 |
| 2B | 15 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 2 |
| RBI | 23 |
| R | 15 |
| BB | 6 |
| OBP | 0.243 |
| SLG | 0.304 |
| OPS | 0.547 |
| SB | 1 |
| SO | 29 |
| GIDP | 13 |
| Rbat+ | 37 |
| WAR | −1.4 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are A. J. Pierzynski's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 2012, 27 HR
- Most H in a season: 2003, 152 H
- Most RBI in a season: 2004, 77 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 2003, 3 SB
- Best BA in a season: 2003, 0.312 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1998, 0.385 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 2012, 0.501 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 2012, 0.827 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 2003, 4.5 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
A. J. Pierzynski appeared in 30 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.300, OBP of 0.372, SLG of 0.520, and OPS of 0.892. They also tallied 5 HR, 30 H, 17 RBI, and 2 SB.
A. J. Pierzynski Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.685 | -0.1 | 0.385 | 0.3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.322 | 81 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
1999 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.273 | 3 | 0.697 | 0.2 | 0.333 | 0.364 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.395 | 124 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
2000 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0.307 | 12 | 0.809 | 0.6 | 0.354 | 0.455 | 96 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 0.376 | 107 | 100 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 |
2001 | 110 | 7 | 55 | 0.289 | 51 | 0.763 | 1.8 | 0.322 | 0.441 | 407 | 16 | 57 | 33 | 2 | 168 | 0.321 | 91 | 98 | 114 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 381 |
2002 | 132 | 6 | 49 | 0.3 | 54 | 0.773 | 2.4 | 0.334 | 0.439 | 469 | 13 | 61 | 31 | 6 | 193 | 0.343 | 105 | 104 | 130 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 440 |
2003 | 152 | 11 | 74 | 0.312 | 63 | 0.824 | 4.5 | 0.36 | 0.464 | 533 | 24 | 55 | 35 | 3 | 226 | 0.362 | 115 | 115 | 137 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 487 |
2004 | 128 | 11 | 77 | 0.272 | 45 | 0.729 | 0.3 | 0.319 | 0.41 | 510 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 193 | 0.322 | 83 | 86 | 131 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 471 |
2005 | 118 | 18 | 56 | 0.257 | 61 | 0.728 | 2.3 | 0.308 | 0.42 | 497 | 23 | 68 | 21 | 0 | 193 | 0.325 | 91 | 90 | 128 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 460 |
2006 | 150 | 16 | 64 | 0.295 | 65 | 0.769 | 2.1 | 0.333 | 0.436 | 543 | 22 | 72 | 24 | 0 | 222 | 0.34 | 92 | 94 | 140 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 509 |
2007 | 124 | 14 | 50 | 0.263 | 54 | 0.712 | 1.3 | 0.309 | 0.403 | 509 | 25 | 66 | 24 | 0 | 190 | 0.316 | 77 | 83 | 136 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 472 |
2008 | 150 | 13 | 60 | 0.281 | 66 | 0.728 | 0.9 | 0.312 | 0.416 | 570 | 19 | 71 | 31 | 1 | 222 | 0.32 | 81 | 89 | 134 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 534 |
2009 | 151 | 13 | 49 | 0.3 | 57 | 0.755 | 1.5 | 0.331 | 0.425 | 535 | 24 | 52 | 22 | 1 | 214 | 0.333 | 89 | 93 | 138 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 504 |
2010 | 128 | 9 | 56 | 0.27 | 43 | 0.688 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.388 | 503 | 15 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 184 | 0.301 | 76 | 84 | 128 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 474 |
2011 | 133 | 8 | 48 | 0.287 | 38 | 0.728 | 0.6 | 0.323 | 0.405 | 500 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 188 | 0.317 | 86 | 94 | 129 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 464 |
2012 | 133 | 27 | 77 | 0.278 | 68 | 0.827 | 3.3 | 0.326 | 0.501 | 520 | 28 | 78 | 18 | 4 | 240 | 0.35 | 115 | 120 | 135 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 479 |
2013 | 137 | 17 | 70 | 0.272 | 48 | 0.722 | 1.8 | 0.297 | 0.425 | 529 | 11 | 76 | 24 | 1 | 214 | 0.32 | 94 | 95 | 134 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 503 |
2014 | 85 | 5 | 37 | 0.251 | 25 | 0.625 | -0.7 | 0.288 | 0.337 | 362 | 14 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 114 | 0.28 | 67 | 75 | 102 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 338 |
2015 | 122 | 9 | 49 | 0.3 | 38 | 0.769 | 1.3 | 0.339 | 0.43 | 436 | 19 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 175 | 0.342 | 115 | 112 | 113 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 407 |
2016 | 54 | 2 | 23 | 0.219 | 15 | 0.547 | -1.4 | 0.243 | 0.304 | 259 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 0.245 | 37 | 46 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 247 |