A. J. Pierzynski was a catcher in MLB. Across 2059 career games, with a .280 batting average and 188 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIN | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .385 | .300 | .685 |
| 1999 | MIN | 9 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| 2000 | MIN | 33 | 88 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .307 | .354 | .455 | .809 |
| 2001 | MIN | 114 | 381 | 51 | 110 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 16 | 57 | .289 | .322 | .441 | .763 |
| 2002 | MIN | 130 | 440 | 54 | 132 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 13 | 61 | .300 | .334 | .439 | .773 |
| 2003 | MIN | 137 | 487 | 63 | 152 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 3 | 24 | 55 | .312 | .360 | .464 | .824 |
| 2004 | SF | 131 | 471 | 45 | 128 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 19 | 27 | .272 | .319 | .410 | .729 |
| 2005 | CWS | 128 | 460 | 61 | 118 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 68 | .257 | .308 | .420 | .728 |
| 2006 | CWS | 140 | 509 | 65 | 150 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 22 | 72 | .295 | .333 | .436 | .769 |
| 2007 | CWS | 136 | 472 | 54 | 124 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 66 | .263 | .309 | .403 | .712 |
| 2008 | CWS | 134 | 534 | 66 | 150 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 19 | 71 | .281 | .312 | .416 | .728 |
| 2009 | CWS | 138 | 504 | 57 | 151 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 24 | 52 | .300 | .331 | .425 | .755 |
| 2010 | CWS | 128 | 474 | 43 | 128 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 15 | 39 | .270 | .300 | .388 | .688 |
| 2011 | CWS | 129 | 464 | 38 | 133 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 33 | .287 | .323 | .405 | .728 |
| 2012 | CWS | 135 | 479 | 68 | 133 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 28 | 78 | .278 | .326 | .501 | .827 |
| 2013 | TEX | 134 | 503 | 48 | 137 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 1 | 11 | 76 | .272 | .297 | .425 | .722 |
| 2014 | BOS | 72 | 256 | 19 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 40 | .254 | .286 | .348 | .633 |
| 2014 | STL | 30 | 82 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .244 | .295 | .305 | .600 |
| 2015 | ATL | 113 | 407 | 38 | 122 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 19 | 37 | .300 | .339 | .430 | .769 |
| 2016 | ATL | 81 | 247 | 15 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 29 | .219 | .243 | .304 | .547 |
| Career Totals | — | 2059 | 7290 | 807 | 2043 | 407 | 24 | 188 | 909 | 15 | 308 | 895 | .280 | .319 | .420 | .739 |
2002, 2006
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $210,000 |
| 2002 | $250,000 |
| 2003 | $365,000 |
| 2004 | $3,500,000 |
| 2005 | $2,250,000 |
| 2006 | $4,000,000 |
| 2007 | $5,500,000 |
| 2008 | $5,850,000 |
| 2009 | $6,250,000 |
| 2010 | $6,750,000 |
| 2011 | $2,000,000 |
| 2012 | $6,000,000 |
| 2013 | $7,500,000 |
| 2014 | $8,250,000 |
| 2015 | $2,000,000 |
| 2016 | $3,000,000 |
Career Total: $63,675,000 (16 seasons)
Average: $3,979,688
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.