#79 Mike Piazza, Designated Hitter, 31 yrs, Minnesota Twins Sunday, 10/31/1999 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mike Piazza
9/4/1968 31 USA,PA,NORRISTOWN 6"3 207
Designated Hitter R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,750,000 2003 7 Year(s), 165 Days (1369 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 165 Days (1369 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 2 4 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 4 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/28 | @CWS | L 3-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @CWS | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | TOR | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/1 | BAL | W 9-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
10/2 | @TEX | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @BAL | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/7 | @NYY | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/8 | @NYY | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/10 | NYY | W 21-5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
10/11 | NYY | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 617 | 184 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 98 | 106 | 56 | 93 | .298 | .365 | .485 | .850 | .817 | .186 |
Projected | 151 | 617 | 184 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 98 | 106 | 56 | 93 | .298 | .365 | .485 | .850 | .817 | .186 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 151 | 691 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 299 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 109.1 | 6.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 121 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 | .365 | .521 | .886 |
vs. RHP | 496 | 149 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 78 | 84 | 42 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .300 | .365 | .476 | .841 |
Close/Late | 88 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 | .366 | .432 | .798 |
Scoring Position | 174 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .276 | .361 | .471 | .832 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 320 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 55 | 52 | 23 | 46 | .294 | .347 | .494 | .840 |
Road | 73 | 297 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 54 | 33 | 47 | .303 | .381 | .475 | .855 |
March/April | 22 | 91 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 8 | .319 | .385 | .484 | .868 |
May | 26 | 110 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 21 | .336 | .380 | .545 | .926 |
June | 26 | 103 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 21 | .262 | .347 | .417 | .765 |
July | 22 | 84 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 12 | .333 | .417 | .476 | .893 |
August | 26 | 105 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 15 | .305 | .362 | .495 | .857 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 124 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 16 | .250 | .309 | .484 | .793 |
Postseason | 4 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .389 | .389 | .833 | 1.222 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1992 | 79 | 299 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .288 | .378 | .666 | MIN |
1993 | 154 | 557 | 162 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 92 | 79 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .351 | .458 | .809 | MIN |
1994 | 155 | 584 | 184 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 113 | 92 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .382 | .466 | .848 | MIN |
1995 | 146 | 570 | 170 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 105 | 106 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 0 | .298 | .376 | .526 | .902 | MIN |
1996 | 154 | 609 | 202 | 31 | 0 | 39 | 125 | 119 | 80 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 0 | .332 | .409 | .575 | .984 | MIN,AL |
1997 | 106 | 397 | 113 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 53 | 65 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 0 | .285 | .361 | .461 | .822 | MIN |
1998 | 137 | 514 | 151 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 80 | 85 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .400 | .494 | .894 | MIN,AL |
1999 | 151 | 617 | 184 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 98 | 106 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .365 | .485 | .850 | MIN |
Total | 1082 | 4147 | 1244 | 202 | 8 | 188 | 700 | 687 | 440 | 57 | 27 | 628 | 6 | 0 | .300 | .373 | .489 | .861 | |
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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 |
1992, AAA | 51 | 189 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .319 | .402 | .722 |
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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 |
1995 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .286 | .598 |
1996 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
1999 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .389 | .833 | 1.222 |
Total | 13 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .296 | .481 | .777 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 151 | 151 | 878 | 41 | 1 | 923 | 4 | .996 | 1362.2 | 6.10 | 2 | 87 | 22 | 25.3 |
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Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against California on 4/24/1995... Injured on 5/24/1995 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/1995, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... 2/1/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,528,571 through salary arbitration... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 6/11/1996... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Baltimore on 6/25/1996... Won Player of the Week award on 6/28/1996, hitting .593 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1996, hitting .413 with 6 HR, 26 RBI... Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/1996, hitting .630 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... 2/1/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,621,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/13/1997 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 8 weeks... 2/1/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,621,429 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 4/8/1998... 5/13/1998: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $6,750,000 per year, for 5 years. Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 5/18/1998... Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game... Injured on 9/13/1998 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1996 - .332 - 1st
| OBP 1996 - .409 - 8th
| SLG 1995 - .526 - 4th 1996 - .575 - 4th
| OPS 1995 - .902 - 5th 1996 - .984 - 4th
| Hits 1996 - 202 - 1st
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Homeruns 1995 - 33 - 6th 1996 - 39 - 4th
| RBI 1994 - 113 - 9th 1995 - 105 - 5th 1996 - 125 - 4th
| Runs 1995 - 106 - 6th 1996 - 119 - 2nd
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