Mike Piazza stats

Last played for the Athletics, 2007

Catcher

Age 58 · 6' 3"

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Mike Piazza played 16 MLB seasons, 1992 to 2007.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,912
AB
6,911
R
1,048
H
2,127
HR
427
RBI
1,335
SB
17
AVG
.308

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.

Standard by season
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.
1992LAD2169516170.232
1993LAD14954781174351123.318
1994LAD1074056412924921.319
1995LAD1124348215032931.346
1996LAD14854787184361050.336
1997LAD152556104201401245.362
1998LAD/NYM/MIA15156188184321111.328
1999NYM141534100162401242.303
2000NYM13648290156381134.324
2001NYM1415038115136940.300
2002NYM1354786913433980.280
2003NYM68234376711340.286
2004NYM1294554712120540.266
2005NYM1133984110019620.251
2006SD1263993911322680.283
2007ATH8330933858440.275

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
32
AB
120
R
14
H
29
HR
6
RBI
15
SB
0
AVG
.242

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,745
TB
3,768
XBH
779
HBP
30
IBB
146
GIDP
229
P/PA
1.21

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1992LAD742241010
1993LAD6023076136100
1994LAD44121942110110
1995LAD47526349110100
1996LAD63130852121210
1997LAD63335573311190
1998LAD/NYM/MIA62632071214150
1999NYM59330765111270
2000NYM54529664310150
2001NYM57328865219200
2002NYM5412605839263.9
2003NYM2731132413113.5
2004NYM52820241214143.7
2005NYM442180423673.5
2006SD4392004232133.8
2007ATH329128260093.5

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
56.1
RC
1,326.4
RC/27
7.10
ISOP
.237
SECA
.347
BB/K
0.68
AB/HR
16.2
GO/FO
0.70

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1992LAD0.16.13.0870.10.3690
1993LAD6.8107.87.4.2430.30.515.60
1994LAD3.474.86.9.2220.30.516.90
1995LAD6.096.58.8.2600.40.513.60
1996LAD5.1118.98.3.2270.40.915.20
1997LAD8.5138.49.8.2770.40.913.90
1998LAD/NYM/MIA5.9117.18.2420.30.717.50
1999NYM4.099.86.6.2720.40.713.40
2000NYM4.9108.58.5.2900.40.812.70
2001NYM4.2101.47.3.2720.40.8140
2002NYM2.783.56.2640.40.714.50
2003NYM2.040.76.1.1970.30.921.30
2004NYM-0.172.95.6.1780.30.922.80.8
2005NYM-0.158.55.2.2010.30.620.90.8
2006SD2.864.85.8.2180.30.518.10.7
2007ATH-0.137.84.3.1390.20.338.60.7

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
58 yearsSep 4, 1968
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1992
Birthplace
Norristown, PA
NL Rookie of the Year
1993
NL Silver Slugger
10x

Latest performance

Mike Piazza

Sep 30 · vs LAA · W 3-2

AB
4
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.275
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Sep 30vsLAAW 3-240100
Sat, Sep 29vsLAAL 3-210000
Fri, Sep 28vsLAAL 2-040000
Wed, Sep 26atBOSL 11-651111
Sun, Sep 23atCLEL 6-230000
Fri, Sep 21atCLEL 4-310000

What were Mike Piazza's career stats?

Mike Piazza played 16 seasons for the Dodgers, the Mets, the Padres and the Athletics. He was a career .308 hitter with 2,127 hits, 427 home runs and 1,335 RBI. His best season was 1997: a .362 batting average, 40 home runs and 124 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1992 to 2007

Mike Piazza finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 51st in home runs (427)
  • 224th in hits (2,127)
  • 83rd in rbi (1,335)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Mike Piazza

Playoff series

Mike Piazza played 4 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

Mike Piazza's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HRHR: Home runs hit.RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
2006STLLost 1-3410100

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.