Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1994Rd 3, Pk 71
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1994Rd 3, Pk 71
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,059
- AB
- 7,290
- R
- 807
- H
- 2,043
- HR
- 188
- RBI
- 909
- SB
- 15
- AVG
- .280
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| 1999 | MIN | 9 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 2000 | MIN | 33 | 88 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .307 |
| 2001 | MIN | 114 | 381 | 51 | 110 | 7 | 55 | 1 | .289 |
| 2002 | MIN | 130 | 440 | 54 | 132 | 6 | 49 | 1 | .300 |
| 2003 | MIN | 137 | 487 | 63 | 152 | 11 | 74 | 3 | .312 |
| 2004 | SF | 131 | 471 | 45 | 128 | 11 | 77 | 0 | .272 |
| 2005 | CHW | 128 | 460 | 61 | 118 | 18 | 56 | 0 | .257 |
| 2006 | CHW | 140 | 509 | 65 | 150 | 16 | 64 | 1 | .295 |
| 2007 | CHW | 136 | 472 | 54 | 124 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .263 |
| 2008 | CHW | 134 | 534 | 66 | 150 | 13 | 60 | 1 | .281 |
| 2009 | CHW | 138 | 504 | 57 | 151 | 13 | 49 | 1 | .300 |
| 2010 | CHW | 128 | 474 | 43 | 128 | 9 | 56 | 3 | .270 |
| 2011 | CHW | 129 | 464 | 38 | 133 | 8 | 48 | 0 | .287 |
| 2012 | CHW | 135 | 479 | 68 | 133 | 27 | 77 | 0 | .278 |
| 2013 | TEX | 134 | 503 | 48 | 137 | 17 | 70 | 1 | .272 |
| 2014 |  BOS/STL | 102 | 338 | 25 | 85 | 5 | 37 | 0 | .251 |
| 2015 | ATL | 113 | 407 | 38 | 122 | 9 | 49 | 0 | .300 |
| 2016 | ATL | 81 | 247 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .219 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 32
- AB
- 106
- R
- 16
- H
- 31
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 18
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .292
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,815
- TB
- 3,062
- XBH
- 619
- HBP
- 129
- IBB
- 68
- GIDP
- 241
- P/PA
- 3.08
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIN | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIN | 96 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN | 407 | 168 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 469 | 193 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | MIN | 533 | 226 | 49 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3.3 |
| 2004 | SF | 510 | 193 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | CHW | 497 | 193 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | CHW | 543 | 222 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | CHW | 509 | 190 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | CHW | 570 | 222 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | CHW | 535 | 214 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | CHW | 503 | 184 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | CHW | 500 | 188 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | CHW | 520 | 240 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | TEX | 529 | 214 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | BOS/STL | 362 | 114 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | ATL | 436 | 175 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | ATL | 259 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.0
- RC
- 912.7
- RC/27
- 4.40
- ISOP
- .140
- SECA
- .181
- BB/K
- 0.34
- AB/HR
- 38.8
- GO/FO
- 0.90
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIN | -0.1 | 1.6 | 5.4 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIN | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.8 | .091 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIN | 0.6 | 14.4 | 6.2 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN | 1.6 | 50.2 | 4.7 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 54.4 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 2.1 | 59.9 | 4.9 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 73.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIN | 4.2 | 78.6 | 6 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | SF | 0.1 | 53.9 | 3.9 | .138 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 42.8 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | CHW | 2.0 | 56.1 | 4.2 | .163 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 25.6 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | CHW | 1.8 | 71.8 | 5.2 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.8 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | CHW | 1.0 | 53.1 | 3.8 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 33.7 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | CHW | 0.6 | 66.7 | 4.4 | .135 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 41.1 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | CHW | 1.2 | 65.5 | 4.7 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 38.8 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | CHW | 0.7 | 49.7 | 3.6 | .118 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 1 |
| 2011 | CHW | 0.3 | 56.5 | 4.3 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 58 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | CHW | 2.6 | 76.8 | 5.8 | .223 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | TEX | 1.6 | 59.9 | 4.2 | .153 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 29.6 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | BOS/STL | -0.8 | 29.1 | 2.9 | .086 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 67.6 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | ATL | 1.6 | 53.2 | 4.7 | .130 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 45.2 | 1 |
| 2016 | ATL | -1.3 | 13.4 | 1.7 | .085 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 123.5 | 1.1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were A.J. Pierzynski's career stats?
A.J. Pierzynski played 19 seasons for the Twins, the Giants, the White Sox, the Rangers and the Braves. He was a career .280 hitter with 2,043 hits, 188 home runs and 909 RBI. His best season was 2003: a .312 batting average, 11 home runs and 74 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1998 to 2016
Championships
- 2005 World Series with the Chicago White Sox
All-time career rank
- 268th in hits (2,043)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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