Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1992
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1993
- NL Silver Slugger
- 10x
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | LAD | 21 | 69 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .232 |
| 1993 | LAD | 149 | 547 | 81 | 174 | 35 | 112 | 3 | .318 |
| 1994 | LAD | 107 | 405 | 64 | 129 | 24 | 92 | 1 | .319 |
| 1995 | LAD | 112 | 434 | 82 | 150 | 32 | 93 | 1 | .346 |
| 1996 | LAD | 148 | 547 | 87 | 184 | 36 | 105 | 0 | .336 |
| 1997 | LAD | 152 | 556 | 104 | 201 | 40 | 124 | 5 | .362 |
| 1998 |  LAD/NYM/MIA | 151 | 561 | 88 | 184 | 32 | 111 | 1 | .328 |
| 1999 | NYM | 141 | 534 | 100 | 162 | 40 | 124 | 2 | .303 |
| 2000 | NYM | 136 | 482 | 90 | 156 | 38 | 113 | 4 | .324 |
| 2001 | NYM | 141 | 503 | 81 | 151 | 36 | 94 | 0 | .300 |
| 2002 | NYM | 135 | 478 | 69 | 134 | 33 | 98 | 0 | .280 |
| 2003 | NYM | 68 | 234 | 37 | 67 | 11 | 34 | 0 | .286 |
| 2004 | NYM | 129 | 455 | 47 | 121 | 20 | 54 | 0 | .266 |
| 2005 | NYM | 113 | 398 | 41 | 100 | 19 | 62 | 0 | .251 |
| 2006 | SD | 126 | 399 | 39 | 113 | 22 | 68 | 0 | .283 |
| 2007 | ATH | 83 | 309 | 33 | 85 | 8 | 44 | 0 | .275 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | LAD | 74 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAD | 602 | 307 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAD | 441 | 219 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAD | 475 | 263 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD | 631 | 308 | 52 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAD | 633 | 355 | 73 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAD/NYM/MIA | 626 | 320 | 71 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 593 | 307 | 65 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYM | 545 | 296 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYM | 573 | 288 | 65 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYM | 541 | 260 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | NYM | 273 | 113 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | NYM | 528 | 202 | 41 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | NYM | 442 | 180 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | SD | 439 | 200 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | ATH | 329 | 128 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 56.1
- RC
- 1326.4
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | LAD | 0.1 | 6.1 | 3 | .087 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 69 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAD | 6.8 | 107.8 | 7.4 | .243 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAD | 3.4 | 74.8 | 6.9 | .222 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAD | 6.0 | 96.5 | 8.8 | .260 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD | 5.1 | 118.9 | 8.3 | .227 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAD | 8.5 | 138.4 | 9.8 | .277 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAD/NYM/MIA | 5.9 | 117.1 | 8 | .242 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 4.0 | 99.8 | 6.6 | .272 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYM | 4.9 | 108.5 | 8.5 | .290 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYM | 4.2 | 101.4 | 7.3 | .272 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYM | 2.7 | 83.5 | 6 | .264 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYM | 2.0 | 40.7 | 6.1 | .197 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYM | -0.1 | 72.9 | 5.6 | .178 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 22.8 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | NYM | -0.1 | 58.5 | 5.2 | .201 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.9 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | SD | 2.8 | 64.8 | 5.8 | .218 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | ATH | -0.1 | 37.8 | 4.3 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 38.6 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- NL Rookie of the Year: 1993
- NL Silver Slugger ×10: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
All-time career rank
- 51st in home runs (427)
- 224th in hits (2,127)
- 83rd in rbi (1,335)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1995 (3rd), 1996 (10th), 1997 (3rd), 1998 (6th)
- Home Runs: 1997 (8th)
- RBI: 1993 (10th), 1994 (10th), 1997 (9th)
- Hits: 1997 (4th)
- OPS: 1993 (10th), 1995 (7th), 1997 (2nd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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