A.J. Pierzynski career batting average
.280Career Regular Season
A.J. Pierzynski has a career batting average of .280 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .312 in 2003.
- Most recent: .219 in 2016.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1998 through 2016. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1998 |  MIN | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .385 | .300 | .685 |
| 1999 | MIN | 9 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| 2000 | MIN | 33 | 88 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .307 | .354 | .455 | .809 |
| 2001 | MIN | 114 | 381 | 51 | 110 | 7 | 55 | 1 | .289 | .322 | .441 | .763 |
| 2002 | MIN | 130 | 440 | 54 | 132 | 6 | 49 | 1 | .300 | .334 | .439 | .773 |
| 2003 | MIN | 137 | 487 | 63 | 152 | 11 | 74 | 3 | .312 | .360 | .464 | .824 |
| 2004 |  SF | 131 | 471 | 45 | 128 | 11 | 77 | 0 | .272 | .319 | .410 | .729 |
| 2005 |  CHW | 128 | 460 | 61 | 118 | 18 | 56 | 0 | .257 | .308 | .420 | .728 |
| 2006 | CHW | 140 | 509 | 65 | 150 | 16 | 64 | 1 | .295 | .333 | .436 | .769 |
| 2007 | CHW | 136 | 472 | 54 | 124 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .263 | .309 | .403 | .712 |
| 2008 | CHW | 134 | 534 | 66 | 150 | 13 | 60 | 1 | .281 | .312 | .416 | .728 |
| 2009 | CHW | 138 | 504 | 57 | 151 | 13 | 49 | 1 | .300 | .331 | .425 | .755 |
| 2010 | CHW | 128 | 474 | 43 | 128 | 9 | 56 | 3 | .270 | .300 | .388 | .688 |
| 2011 | CHW | 129 | 464 | 38 | 133 | 8 | 48 | 0 | .287 | .323 | .405 | .728 |
| 2012 | CHW | 135 | 479 | 68 | 133 | 27 | 77 | 0 | .278 | .326 | .501 | .827 |
| 2013 |  TEX | 134 | 503 | 48 | 137 | 17 | 70 | 1 | .272 | .297 | .425 | .722 |
| 2014 |  BOS/STL | 102 | 338 | 25 | 85 | 5 | 37 | 0 | .251 | .288 | .337 | .625 |
| 2015 |  ATL | 113 | 407 | 38 | 122 | 9 | 49 | 0 | .300 | .339 | .430 | .769 |
| 2016 | ATL | 81 | 247 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .219 | .243 | .304 | .547 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS