C A.J. Pierzynski #67
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/01/2002
 OA: 60 POT: 60
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C A.J. PIERZYNSKI #67 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 192 62 14 3 4 30 9 25 .323 .350 .490 2 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 60 65 65
Gap 65 60 65 65
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 30 30 30 30
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 20
Errors: - 20 20
Arm: 50 20 25
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/30/2002 STL Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/2002 STL Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/27/2002 COL Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/2002 COL Win, 8-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
06/24/2002 COL Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/23/2002 @ SD Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
06/21/2002 @ SD Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/19/2002 @ ATL Win, 5-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/2002 @ ATL Win, 8-5 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
06/16/2002 @ LAD Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/30/1976
Born in:Bridgehampton, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,780,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 84 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 84 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 192 62 14 3 4 30 29 9 25 .323 .350 .490 .839 .365 .167 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 203 0 0 0 3 0 2 94 21 2 1 66.7 32.5 6.45 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   51 18 4 1 0 10 7 3 7 1 0 0 .353 .382 .471 .852
Versus Right   141 44 10 2 4 20 22 6 18 1 0 0 .312 .338 .496 .834
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .250 .474 .724
April   55 18 2 2 3 13 9 3 5 1 0 0 .327 .356 .600 .956
May   66 19 7 1 0 5 9 4 8 0 0 0 .288 .329 .424 .753
June   71 25 5 0 1 12 11 2 12 1 0 0 .352 .365 .465 .830
Spring Training   37 7 2 0 0 5 4 4 5 1 0 1 .189 .279 .243 .522
Last Year   523 172 38 2 7 71 62 9 58 5 0 8 .329 .347 .449 .796
2 Years Ago   182 42 9 1 4 14 20 9 37 1 0 1 .231 .269 .357 .627
Career   1054 330 81 8 17 145 124 29 152 9 0 11 .313 .335 .454 .789
Home   84 27 8 0 1 11 12 4 9 1 0 0 .321 .348 .452 .801
Road   108 35 6 3 3 19 17 5 16 1 0 0 .324 .351 .519 .869
Grass   70 22 3 2 1 11 10 2 12 1 0 0 .314 .329 .457 .786
Turf   122 40 11 1 3 19 19 7 13 1 0 0 .328 .362 .508 .870
Day   61 21 7 2 2 11 8 0 10 2 0 0 .344 .333 .623 .956
Night   131 41 7 1 2 19 21 9 15 0 0 0 .313 .357 .427 .785
As Starter   190 62 14 3 4 30 29 9 24 2 0 0 .326 .353 .495 .848
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   49 18 5 2 1 11 7 1 6 0 0 0 .367 .380 .612 .992
Inning 1-3   53 18 1 1 2 9 10 5 11 1 0 0 .340 .390 .509 .899
Inning 4-6   71 23 7 0 0 8 10 2 7 1 0 0 .324 .338 .423 .760
Inning 7-9   64 20 6 1 2 12 8 2 7 0 0 0 .312 .333 .531 .865
Extra Innings   4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
0 Outs   58 20 7 1 2 7 10 5 8 0 0 0 .345 .397 .603 1.000
1 Outs   61 19 2 1 0 12 12 2 9 2 0 0 .311 .323 .377 .700
2 Outs   73 23 5 1 2 11 7 2 8 0 0 0 .315 .333 .493 .826
Scoring Position   58 21 3 2 1 23 10 0 8 2 0 0 .362 .350 .534 .884
Bases Empty   104 27 7 1 2 2 14 8 15 0 0 0 .260 .312 .404 .716
Runner on 1st   30 14 4 0 1 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 .467 .484 .700 1.184
Runner on 2nd   19 7 1 1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .684 1.053
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 .750 1.150
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   71 18 4 0 2 10 10 6 25 0 0 0 .254 .312 .394 .706
First Pitch   42 14 4 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .476 .810
Count 0-1   26 8 2 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .296 .462 .758
Count 0-2   19 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Count 1-0   16 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .294 .375 .669
Count 1-1   13 6 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 1.000 1.462
Count 1-2   21 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .286 .286 .524 .810
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   15 8 2 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 .800 1.333
Count 2-2   22 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 .227 .227 .409 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   9 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 4 0 0 0 .222 .533 .333 .867
Behind in Count   66 19 4 1 1 10 6 0 12 1 0 0 .288 .284 .424 .708
Ahead in Count   40 16 3 1 0 8 7 3 0 1 0 0 .400 .432 .525 .957
Batting 5th   37 12 2 3 2 10 7 3 5 1 0 0 .324 .366 .703 1.069
Batting 6th   41 15 4 0 0 5 6 0 5 1 0 0 .366 .357 .463 .821
Batting 7th   13 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385 .429 .692 1.121
Batting 8th   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
Batting 9th   89 27 7 0 0 11 13 4 13 0 0 0 .303 .333 .382 .715
Low Leverage   83 23 7 0 2 8 11 5 9 0 0 0 .277 .318 .434 .752
Medium Leverage   68 28 4 2 2 12 13 4 6 0 0 0 .412 .444 .618 1.062
High Leverage   40 11 3 1 0 10 5 0 10 2 0 0 .275 .262 .400 .662
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1999 Houston - MLB 22 54 157 54 20 2 2 30 13 2 2 1 32 0 0 .344 .358 .535 .893 129 131 0.9
2000 Houston - MLB 23 70 182 42 9 1 4 14 20 9 1 1 37 1 4 .231 .269 .357 .627 60 55 -0.6
2001 Houston - MLB 24 140 523 172 38 2 7 71 62 9 8 5 58 6 8 .329 .347 .449 .796 109 111 3.6
2002 Houston - MLB 25 52 192 62 14 3 4 30 29 9 0 2 25 2 1 .323 .350 .490 .839 127 127 1.5
Total MLB 316 1054 330 81 8 17 145 124 29 11 9 152 9 13 .313 .335 .454 .789 106 107 5.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 North Hempstead - AA 21 22 91 39 5 2 2 19 19 4 0 1 11 2 1 .429 .448 .593 1.041 153 155 1.0
1998 Glendale - AAA 21 101 410 125 18 5 7 37 59 17 4 2 44 3 1 .305 .337 .424 .762 94 95 1.6
Total MAAA 101 410 125 18 5 7 37 59 17 4 2 44 3 1 .305 .337 .424 .762 94 95
Total MAA 22 91 39 5 2 2 19 19 4 0 1 11 2 1 .429 .448 .593 1.041 153 155
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Houston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Houston - MLB C 43 36 267 21 3 289 1 .997 352.1 7.36 -0.4 1.044 2 28 6 21.4
1999 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Houston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Houston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB C 43 41 280 23 2 305 2 .993 358.1 7.61 -0.1 .933 4 23 7 30.4
2001 Houston - MLB C 129 128 818 94 4 914 2 .998 1130.0 7.26 +4.6 1.056 7 87 38 43.7
2002 Houston - MLB C 51 50 356 27 1 385 2 .995 449.2 7.67 +0.9 1.029 1 41 12 29.3
TOTAL P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 266 255 1721 165 10 1893 7 .996 2290.1 7.41 +5.0 1.033 14 179 63 35.2
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/06/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 26, 26th overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
12/07/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization with a signing bonus of $55,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 30 (30).
04/06/1998 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
04/27/1998 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/30/1998 Goes 5-6 against the Rancho Cucamonga Rockets, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R.
07/05/1998 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1998 Injured on 07/08/1998, diagnosed with a sprained thumb, is day-to-day.
09/13/1998 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/25/1998 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (75); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 30 (30).
04/05/1999 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
05/08/1999 Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 4 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI and 3 R.
11/14/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 30 (35).
06/25/2000 Hits three home runs against the San Diego Padres, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/16/2000 Injured (strained back),out for 2-3 weeks.
11/20/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $224,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
07/15/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/2001 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $25,480,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
11/02/2001 Wins the 2001 MLB NL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AVG Rank
2001 .329 5
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