#72 Mike Piazza, Catcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia Phillies
Tuesday, 3/2/2000 |
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| Mike Piazza
9/4/1968
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USA,PA,NORRISTOWN
6"3
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,500,000
2002
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
0 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
8 Year(s)
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3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Talent | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 6 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
1B : 7 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 8
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 | 153 | 557 | 136 | 27 | 1 | 29 | 97 | 92 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .329 | .452 | .782 | PHL |
| 1993 | 152 | 541 | 179 | 39 | 0 | 45 | 125 | 109 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 1 | 1 | .331 | .401 | .652 | 1.054 | PHL,NL |
| 1994 | 107 | 380 | 100 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .350 | .474 | .824 | PHL |
| 1995 | 147 | 549 | 157 | 33 | 2 | 36 | 115 | 100 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .362 | .550 | .912 | PHL,NL |
| 1996 | 149 | 518 | 143 | 32 | 2 | 33 | 107 | 100 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .358 | .537 | .895 | PHL,NL |
| 1997 | 147 | 536 | 150 | 35 | 3 | 46 | 128 | 108 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .359 | .614 | .972 | PHL,NL |
| 1998 | 153 | 526 | 143 | 33 | 1 | 49 | 117 | 104 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .355 | .618 | .973 | PHL,NL |
| 1999 | 145 | 517 | 139 | 34 | 2 | 40 | 111 | 94 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 122 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .346 | .574 | .920 | PHL |
| Total | 1153 | 4124 | 1147 | 260 | 12 | 295 | 866 | 771 | 507 | 19 | 26 | 808 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .358 | .562 | .919 | |
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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 |
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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 |
| 1993 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .293 | .282 | .575 |
| 1994 | 18 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .286 | .371 | .657 |
| 1995 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .320 | .636 | .956 |
| 1996 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .397 | .592 | .988 |
| 1997 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .288 | .592 | .880 |
| 1998 | 18 | 72 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .284 | .486 | .770 |
| 1999 | 12 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .500 | .735 |
| Total | 89 | 349 | 84 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 59 | 29 | 78 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .299 | .481 | .780 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1992...
Had first career hit on 4/7/1992, off Mike Schooler (Cin)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1992, off Mike Mason (Cin)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/17/1993, hitting .600 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/1993, hitting .542 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1993, hitting .395 with 8 HR, 21 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles, driving in 4 runs on 8/13/1993...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/1993, hitting .455 with 6 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1993, hitting .380 with 13 HR, 35 RBI...
Won YAZ AWARD in 1993, hitting .331 with 45 HR, 125 RBI...
Injured on 5/10/1994 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/1994, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Won World Championship with Philadelphia in 1994...
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 4/24/1995...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Montreal on 5/1/1995...
5/31/1995: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $8,500,000 per year, for 7 years.
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/1995, hitting .611 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/27/1995...
Won GOLD GLOVE at Catcher in 1995...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 4/28/1996...
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 10/19/1996...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 9/16/1997...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 9/25/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/4/1997, hitting .333 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE at Catcher in 1997...
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 6/6/1998...
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against San Diego on 7/24/1998...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/1998, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1999, hitting .344 with 12 HR, 32 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1993 - .331 - 1st
| OBP
1993 - .401 - 1st
| SLG
1993 - .652 - 1st
1995 - .550 - 10th
1997 - .614 - 7th
1998 - .618 - 5th
| OPS
1993 - 1.054 - 1st
1995 - .912 - 10th
1997 - .972 - 9th
1998 - .973 - 6th
| Hits
1993 - 179 - 10th
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Homeruns
1993 - 45 - 4th
1995 - 36 - 10th
1997 - 46 - 7th
1998 - 49 - 6th
1999 - 40 - 10th
| RBI
1993 - 125 - 4th
1995 - 115 - 7th
1997 - 128 - 5th
1998 - 117 - 7th
1999 - 111 - 9th
| Runs
1993 - 109 - 5th
1997 - 108 - 10th
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