A.J. Pierzynski
1998–2016 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
2,059G
.280AVG
.319OBP
.420SLG
More career statistics
2,043H
188HR
909RBI
15SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,059 | 7,815 | 7,290 | 807 | 2,043 | 407 | 24 | 188 | 909 | 308 | 895 | 15 | 23 | 129 | 58 | 3,062 | .280 | .319 | .420 | .739 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 2002-05-26 to 2002-06-14
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 2008-08-09 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 2003-06-12 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 2008-04-28 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1047 | 3879 | 1026 | 106 | 458 | 156 | 440 | .283 | .305 | .433 |
| Away | 1012 | 3936 | 1017 | 82 | 451 | 152 | 455 | .277 | .297 | .407 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .375 | .600 |
| April | 310 | 1195 | 301 | 24 | 131 | 54 | 115 | .272 | .297 | .389 |
| May | 346 | 1317 | 337 | 31 | 158 | 53 | 146 | .273 | .296 | .419 |
| June | 358 | 1377 | 380 | 38 | 179 | 55 | 158 | .294 | .316 | .455 |
| July | 333 | 1281 | 343 | 34 | 139 | 41 | 157 | .285 | .300 | .417 |
| August | 348 | 1337 | 357 | 37 | 165 | 58 | 157 | .288 | .310 | .451 |
| September | 344 | 1235 | 308 | 22 | 129 | 42 | 156 | .267 | .283 | .382 |
| October | 16 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .240 | .281 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 181 | 683 | 201 | 14 | 79 | 29 | 85 | .316 | .337 | .453 |
| detroit-tigers | 177 | 679 | 175 | 17 | 75 | 32 | 75 | .276 | .305 | .434 |
| cleveland-guardians | 175 | 678 | 172 | 20 | 82 | 32 | 75 | .274 | .301 | .447 |
| minnesota-twins | 135 | 507 | 125 | 9 | 42 | 15 | 59 | .262 | .276 | .385 |
| los-angeles-angels | 107 | 398 | 105 | 10 | 43 | 18 | 55 | .283 | .309 | .423 |
| seattle-mariners | 101 | 396 | 98 | 15 | 47 | 16 | 41 | .263 | .288 | .434 |
| baltimore-orioles | 94 | 375 | 110 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 38 | .311 | .328 | .449 |
| athletics | 93 | 355 | 83 | 8 | 38 | 19 | 42 | .258 | .287 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Minnesota Twins | 7 | 10 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1999 | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 22 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 2000 | Minnesota Twins | 33 | 88 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .307 | – | – |
| 2001 | Minnesota Twins | 114 | 381 | 110 | 7 | 55 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 2002 | Minnesota Twins | 130 | 440 | 132 | 6 | 49 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 2003 | Minnesota Twins | 137 | 487 | 152 | 11 | 74 | 3 | .312 | – | – |
| 2004 |  San Francisco Giants | 131 | 471 | 128 | 11 | 77 | – | .272 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Chicago White Sox | 128 | 460 | 118 | 18 | 56 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 2006 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 509 | 150 | 16 | 64 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 2007 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 472 | 124 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 2008 | Chicago White Sox | 134 | 534 | 150 | 13 | 60 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 2009 | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 504 | 151 | 13 | 49 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 2010 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 474 | 128 | 9 | 56 | 3 | .270 | – | – |
| 2011 | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 464 | 133 | 8 | 48 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 2012 | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 479 | 133 | 27 | 77 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Texas Rangers | 134 | 503 | 137 | 17 | 70 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 338 | 85 | 5 | 37 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 2015 |  Atlanta Braves | 113 | 407 | 122 | 9 | 49 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves | 81 | 247 | 54 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .219 | – | – |