#31 Mike Piazza, Catcher, 34 yrs, Seattle Mariners
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
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| Mike Piazza
9/4/1968
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USA,PA,Norristown
6"3
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Catcher
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$ 15,000,000
2004
11 Year(s), 103 Days (1995 total Days)
77 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 103 Days (1995 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/2 | @OAK | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 6/3 | @OAK | W 8-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 6/4 | @CAL | L 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 6/5 | @CAL | W 7-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 6/6 | @CAL | W 7-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 6/8 | @SD | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 6/9 | @SD | W 9-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 6/10 | @SD | W 8-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 6/11 | @SF | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 6/12 | @SF | W 8-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 58 | 217 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 43 | .281 | .339 | .512 | .850 | .810 | .230 |
| Projected | 149 | 558 | 157 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 103 | 75 | 49 | 111 | .281 | .339 | .512 | .850 | .810 | .230 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 53 | 242 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 37.2 | 6.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .375 | .366 | .741 |
| vs. RHP | 176 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .330 | .545 | .875 |
| Close/Late | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .290 | .370 | .661 |
| Scoring Position | 67 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .333 | .507 | .841 |
| Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | 1.250 | 1.650 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 27 | 98 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 22 | .306 | .369 | .541 | .910 |
| Road | 31 | 119 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 21 | .261 | .313 | .487 | .800 |
| This Week | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .235 | .316 | .529 | .845 |
| Last Week | 6 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .240 | .269 | .440 | .709 |
| March/April | 22 | 82 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | .268 | .341 | .512 | .853 |
| May | 25 | 93 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 19 | .312 | .358 | .527 | .885 |
| June | 11 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .238 | .289 | .476 | .765 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1991 | 20 | 67 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .303 | .299 | .601 | SD |
| 1992 | 144 | 499 | 150 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 0 | .301 | .371 | .467 | .838 | SD,NL |
| 1993 | 134 | 488 | 149 | 23 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 94 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 2 | .305 | .384 | .555 | .940 | SD,NL |
| 1994 | 157 | 549 | 159 | 34 | 4 | 44 | 102 | 115 | 85 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 2 | .290 | .388 | .607 | .995 | SD,NL |
| 1995 | 149 | 547 | 165 | 32 | 2 | 33 | 107 | 112 | 84 | 4 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2 | .302 | .395 | .548 | .944 | SD,NL |
| 1996 | 118 | 454 | 161 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 100 | 101 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 0 | .355 | .414 | .683 | 1.096 | SD BOS,AL FLA |
| 1997 | 154 | 530 | 167 | 55 | 5 | 41 | 124 | 111 | 70 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .397 | .670 | 1.067 | STL,NL |
| 1998 | 133 | 447 | 134 | 40 | 5 | 26 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .398 | .586 | .984 | STL,NL |
| 1999 | 145 | 501 | 158 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 108 | 117 | 84 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .417 | .603 | 1.019 | STL,NL |
| 2000 | 142 | 485 | 158 | 39 | 5 | 37 | 105 | 105 | 87 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 0 | .326 | .430 | .656 | 1.086 | STL,NL |
| 2001 | 153 | 535 | 162 | 43 | 2 | 38 | 103 | 127 | 96 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .412 | .604 | 1.015 | STL,NL |
| 2002 | 149 | 544 | 170 | 48 | 4 | 41 | 121 | 127 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 97 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .412 | .642 | 1.054 | STL,NL |
| 2003 | 58 | 217 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .339 | .512 | .850 | SEA |
| Total | 1656 | 5863 | 1808 | 444 | 37 | 387 | 1175 | 1198 | 831 | 73 | 42 | 960 | 17 | 6 | .308 | .398 | .595 | .993 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1988, A | 126 | 448 | 126 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 80 | 63 | 48 | 62 | 4 | 6 | .281 | .343 | .507 | .849 |
| 1989, AA | 90 | 351 | 105 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 86 | 55 | 38 | 49 | 4 | 2 | .299 | .355 | .607 | .962 |
| 1989, AAA | 41 | 164 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .220 | .258 | .372 | .630 |
| 1990, AAA | 124 | 490 | 155 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 95 | 85 | 47 | 68 | 6 | 2 | .316 | .369 | .576 | .944 |
| 1991, AAA | 117 | 459 | 176 | 24 | 2 | 40 | 106 | 111 | 65 | 57 | 3 | 4 | .383 | .448 | .706 | 1.154 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1991 | 11 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .317 | .400 | .717 |
| 1992 | 11 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .419 | .436 | .855 |
| 1993 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .136 | .238 | .374 |
| 1994 | 13 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .305 | .389 | .694 |
| 1995 | 15 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .424 | .596 | 1.021 |
| 1999 | 16 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .388 | .466 | .854 |
| 2000 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .381 | .313 | .693 |
| 2001 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .310 | .407 | .718 |
| 2002 | 17 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .338 | .565 | .903 |
| Total | 100 | 381 | 107 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 69 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .351 | .459 | .810 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 47 | 43 | 431 | 10 | 2 | 444 | 3 | .993 | 397.2 | 10.05 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 23.8 |
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Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/3/1988 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 4/13/1991 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 9/9/1991, off Frank Viola (STL)...
Injured on 10/1/1991 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Series with San Diego in 1991...
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1992, off Scott Erickson (CIN)...
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1992, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1992, hitting .301 with 16 HR, 78 RBI...
Injured on 4/11/1993 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/10/1993 with a Concussion, out for one week...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Atlanta on 5/5/1994...
Hit 3 homeruns against Montreal, driving in 4 runs on 5/8/1994...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1994, hitting .565 with 6 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1994, hitting .318 with 6 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1994, hitting .436 with 17 HR, 34 RBI...
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game...
Won World Series with San Diego in 1994...
2/2/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,121,429 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (M) on 4/27/1995...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1995, hitting .765 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Los Angeles on 8/25/1995...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1995, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 9/23/1995...
2/2/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,121,429 through salary arbitration...
Traded from San Diego to Boston on 4/3/1996 (Going to SD: CF Warren Newson. Going to BOS: C Mike Piazza, P Rob Dibble)...
Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (W) on 4/18/1996...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1996, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
Traded from Boston to Florida on 7/25/1996 (Going to FLA: P Chris Carpenter, C Mike Piazza, 3B Fernando Tatis. Going to BOS: P Mike Hampton, P Jamey Wright, C Ivan Rodriguez, 3B Joe Randa)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1996, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1996, hitting .529 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1996, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 5 RBI...
2/2/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $11,757,143 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1997, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1997, hitting .365 with 9 HR, 24 RBI...
10/17/1997: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $16,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Drove in 7 runs against New York (M) on 5/9/1998...
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/6/1998 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 3 weeks...
Was selected to the 1999 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against New York (M) on 6/15/2002...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 2002...
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/15/2003 to a 2-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year...
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AVG
1992 - .301 - 10th
1995 - .302 - 8th
1996 - .355 - 1st
1997 - .315 - 3rd
1999 - .315 - 5th
2000 - .326 - 4th
2002 - .313 - 8th
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1993 - .384 - 10th
1994 - .388 - 7th
1995 - .395 - 6th
1996 - .414 - 4th
1997 - .397 - 6th
1998 - .398 - 6th
1999 - .417 - 4th
2000 - .430 - 4th
2002 - .412 - 6th
| SLG
1993 - .555 - 6th
1994 - .607 - 4th
1995 - .548 - 10th
1996 - .683 - 2nd
1997 - .670 - 2nd
1998 - .586 - 5th
1999 - .603 - 8th
2000 - .656 - 5th
2002 - .642 - 6th
| OPS
1993 - .940 - 6th
1994 - .995 - 4th
1995 - .944 - 9th
1996 - 1.096 - 3rd
1997 - 1.067 - 2nd
1998 - .984 - 6th
1999 - 1.019 - 6th
2000 - 1.086 - 3rd
2002 - 1.054 - 4th
| Doubles
1997 - 55 - 1st
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Homeruns
1994 - 44 - 4th
1995 - 33 - 10th
1996 - 37 - 5th
1997 - 41 - 4th
2000 - 37 - 10th
2001 - 38 - 9th
2002 - 41 - 6th
| RBI
1995 - 107 - 9th
1997 - 124 - 4th
2002 - 121 - 7th
| Runs
1994 - 115 - 5th
1995 - 112 - 6th
1997 - 111 - 10th
1999 - 117 - 7th
2001 - 127 - 8th
2002 - 127 - 5th
| BB
1994 - 85 - 10th
1995 - 84 - 8th
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