A. J. Pierzynski
Anthony John Pierzynski
Born: December 30, 1976
Bridgehampton, NY USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, DH, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 250
Career: 1998-2016
Draft: Round 3 (1994 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL)
Minor League Statistics
A. J. Pierzynski compiled a career batting average of .280 with 188 home runs and 909 RBI in his 2059-game career with the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
 Minnesota Twins |
 San Francisco Giants |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Texas Rangers |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Atlanta Braves |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .385 | .300 | .685 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 33 | 96 | 88 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .307 | .354 | .455 | .809 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 114 | 405 | 381 | 51 | 110 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 57 | .289 | .322 | .441 | .763 | 168 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 130 | 469 | 440 | 54 | 132 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 61 | .300 | .334 | .439 | .773 | 193 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 137 | 533 | 487 | 63 | 152 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 55 | .312 | .360 | .464 | .824 | 226 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2004 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 131 | 510 | 471 | 45 | 128 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 27 | .272 | .319 | .410 | .729 | 193 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 497 | 460 | 61 | 118 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 68 | .257 | .308 | .420 | .728 | 193 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 543 | 509 | 65 | 150 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 72 | .295 | .333 | .436 | .769 | 222 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 509 | 472 | 54 | 124 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 66 | .263 | .309 | .403 | .712 | 190 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 134 | 570 | 534 | 66 | 150 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 71 | .281 | .312 | .416 | .728 | 222 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 535 | 504 | 57 | 151 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 52 | .300 | .331 | .425 | .755 | 214 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 503 | 474 | 43 | 128 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 39 | .270 | .300 | .388 | .688 | 184 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 500 | 464 | 38 | 133 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | .287 | .323 | .405 | .728 | 188 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 520 | 479 | 68 | 133 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 78 | .278 | .326 | .501 | .827 | 240 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | 134 | 529 | 503 | 48 | 137 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 76 | .272 | .297 | .425 | .722 | 214 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 72 | 274 | 256 | 19 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | .254 | .286 | .348 | .633 | 89 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 88 | 82 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .244 | .295 | .305 | .600 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 113 | 436 | 407 | 38 | 122 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 37 | .300 | .339 | .430 | .769 | 175 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 81 | 259 | 247 | 15 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 29 | .219 | .243 | .304 | .547 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 2059 | 7813 | 7290 | 807 | 2043 | 407 | 24 | 188 | 909 | 15 | 23 | 308 | 895 | .280 | .319 | .420 | .739 | 3062 | 241 | 129 | 28 | 58 | 68 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 6 | 4 | 37.0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.514 | 5.833 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 1999 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 9 | 6 | 58.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.741 | 4.111 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2000 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 32 | 27 | 236.7 | 160 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.465 | 5.313 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 37.5 |
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 110 | 102 | 901.7 | 611 | 44 | 10 | 7 | .985 | 6.538 | 5.955 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 124 | 118 | 1035.7 | 757 | 41 | 3 | 3 | .996 | 6.935 | 6.435 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 19 | 29.7 |
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 135 | 131 | 1165.7 | 843 | 45 | 6 | 6 | .993 | 6.856 | 6.578 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 30.3 |
| 2004 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 118 | 117 | 1022.0 | 697 | 56 | 1 | 6 | .999 | 6.631 | 6.381 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 22.7 |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 128 | 124 | 1117.7 | 803 | 48 | 1 | 8 | .999 | 6.853 | 6.648 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 23 | 22.5 |
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 132 | 126 | 1125.0 | 795 | 62 | 3 | 4 | .997 | 6.856 | 6.492 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 25 | 21.7 |
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 130 | 116 | 1058.0 | 796 | 46 | 2 | 6 | .998 | 7.163 | 6.477 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 24.4 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 131 | 127 | 1134.3 | 913 | 54 | 9 | 8 | .991 | 7.672 | 7.382 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 21 | 17.9 |
| 2009 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 131 | 124 | 1104.0 | 879 | 50 | 5 | 8 | .995 | 7.573 | 7.092 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 30 | 23.3 |
| 2010 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 127 | 123 | 1092.7 | 865 | 61 | 5 | 5 | .995 | 7.627 | 7.291 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 27 | 26.5 |
| 2011 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 120 | 112 | 1008.0 | 817 | 65 | 4 | 4 | .995 | 7.875 | 7.350 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 24 | 20.3 |
| 2012 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 126 | 121 | 1071.3 | 899 | 71 | 6 | 8 | .994 | 8.149 | 7.698 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 27 | 26.2 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 119 | 111 | 1005.0 | 892 | 65 | 2 | 8 | .998 | 8.570 | 8.042 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 24 | 32.9 |
| 2014 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 64 | 60 | 540.0 | 464 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .994 | 8.200 | 7.688 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 19.1 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 23 | 20 | 181.0 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 8.006 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 2015 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 107 | 104 | 909.7 | 729 | 44 | 2 | 7 | .997 | 7.648 | 7.224 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 23.9 |
| 2016 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 64 | 59 | 532.0 | 457 | 23 | 4 | 5 | .992 | 8.120 | 7.500 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 24.6 |
| Totals | 1936 | 1832 | 16335.3 | 12600 | 823 | 68 | 101 | .995 | 7.395 | 6.933 | 102 | 0 | 1081 | 350 | 24.5 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .438 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .235 | .250 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .462 | .795 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .545 | 1.333 | 1.879 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .211 | .333 | .544 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .353 | .400 | .753 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .385 | .500 | .462 | .962 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 121 | 106 | 16 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | .292 | .367 | .500 | .867 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | C | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 6.805 | 6.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | C | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 6.585 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS1 | C | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.457 | 7.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS1 | C | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | C | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.600 | 4.600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.229 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | C | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.735 | 8.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | C | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 272.0 | 192 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .985 | 6.618 | 6.250 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
2012 - AL Silver Slugger C
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