#12 A.J. Pierzynski, Catcher, 29 yrs, Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, 7/17/2008 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| A.J. Pierzynski
12/30/1978 29 Bridgehampton, NY 6"3 235
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Durable 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility :
| Big League Contract $ 3,000,000 2012 8 Year(s), 116 Days (1492 total Days) 86 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 33 Days (2097 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Versus LHP | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Versus RHP | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 2 1 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : -
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/24 | @CHN | L 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 6/26 | @CHN | W 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 6/28 | @MIN | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 6/29 | @MIN | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 7/3 | @HOU | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 7/8 | PIT | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/9 | PIT | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 7/10 | PIT | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/11 | CIN | W 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 7/13 | CIN | W 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 61 | 205 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 31 | .249 | .309 | .400 | .709 | .617 | .151 |
| Projected | 106 | 357 | 89 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 49 | 19 | 54 | .249 | .309 | .400 | .709 | .617 | .151 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 60 | 224 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 23.7 | 4.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 | .261 | .293 | .554 |
| vs. RHP | 164 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .268 | .322 | .427 | .749 |
| Close/Late | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .346 | .261 | .607 |
| Scoring Position | 58 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .246 | .310 | .556 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 34 | 105 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 19 | .200 | .300 | .295 | .595 |
| Road | 27 | 100 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 12 | .300 | .317 | .510 | .827 |
| This Week | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Last Week | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 |
| March/April | 27 | 93 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .194 | .265 | .290 | .555 |
| May | 8 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .375 | .407 | .708 | 1.116 |
| June | 20 | 71 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 15 | .296 | .351 | .479 | .830 |
| July | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1998 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | MIN |
| 1999 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .364 | .668 | MIN |
| 2000 | 33 | 88 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .307 | .344 | .455 | .799 | MIN |
| 2001 | 114 | 381 | 110 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 7 | .289 | .317 | .441 | .758 | MIN |
| 2002 | 130 | 440 | 132 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .320 | .439 | .759 | MIN |
| 2003 | 137 | 487 | 152 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 63 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 1 | .312 | .344 | .464 | .808 | MIN |
| 2004 | 131 | 471 | 128 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .300 | .410 | .710 | SFN |
| 2005 | 128 | 460 | 118 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .292 | .420 | .712 | CHA |
| 2006 | 125 | 438 | 109 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 51 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .295 | .434 | .729 | CHA |
| 2007 | 132 | 434 | 97 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 73 | 45 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .282 | .424 | .706 | CHA |
| 2008 | 137 | 448 | 99 | 50 | 1 | 14 | 69 | 60 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .276 | .431 | .707 | CHA BAL CHA |
| 2008 | 61 | 205 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .309 | .400 | .709 | CHA MIL |
| Total | 1144 | 3884 | 1032 | 292 | 17 | 105 | 551 | 474 | 189 | 41 | 9 | 564 | 6 | 13 | .266 | .306 | .431 | .737 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2008, AAA | 13 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .293 | .418 | .711 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2007 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .182 | .190 | .372 |
| 2008 | 15 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .250 | .308 | .558 |
| Total | 27 | 94 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .220 | .255 | .475 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 61 | 60 | 256 | 39 | 0 | 299 | 4 | .987 | 525.2 | 5.12 | 3 | 122 | 26 | 21.3 |
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Traded from Chicago (A) to Milwaukee on 5/4/2008 (Going to MIL: P Matt Thornton, C A.J. Pierzynski, C Tyler Flowers. Going to CHA: C Michael Rivera, LF Joseph Koshansky, P Mark Holliman)...
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