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Mike Piazza
Full name Michael Joseph Piazza Born September 4, 1968, Norristown, Pennsylvania First Game: September 1, 1992 ; Final Game: September 30, 2007 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 200 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2016 Named Internet Baseball Awards' NL Most Valuable Player (1996 to 1997) Named Internet Baseball Awards' NL Rookie of the Year (1993) Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1993) Named NL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1993) Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1996) Named catcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1993 to 2002) Named catcher on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1993 to 2002) Ejections: 2001 (2), 2002 (1), 2005 (1). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1992 LA N Daily Splits 21 69 5 16 3 0 1 7 4 0 12 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .232 .284 .319 -0.3 1992 LA N
1993 LA N Daily Splits 149 547 81 174 24 2 35 112 46 6 86 3 0 6 0 8 10 3 4 .318 .370 .561 5.3 1993 LA N
1994 LA N Daily Splits 107 405 64 129 18 0 24 92 33 10 65 1 0 2 0 3 11 1 3 .319 .370 .541 1.9 1994 LA N
1995 LA N Daily Splits 112 434 82 150 17 0 32 93 39 10 80 1 0 1 0 12 10 1 0 .346 .400 .606 4.8 1995 LA N
1996 LA N Daily Splits 148 547 87 184 16 0 36 105 81 21 93 1 0 2 0 2 21 0 3 .336 .422 .563 4.9 1996 LA N
1997 LA N Daily Splits 152 556 104 201 32 1 40 124 69 11 77 3 0 5 0 11 19 5 1 .362 .431 .638 7.7 1997 LA N
1998 LA N Daily Splits 37 149 20 42 5 0 9 30 11 4 27 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 .282 .329 .497 0.9 1998 LA N
1998 FLA N Daily Splits 5 18 1 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .263 .389 0.0 1998 FLA N
1998 NY N Daily Splits 109 394 67 137 33 0 23 76 47 10 53 2 0 3 0 7 12 1 0 .348 .417 .607 5.1 1998 NY N
1998 TOT N 151 561 88 184 38 1 32 111 58 14 80 2 0 5 0 12 15 1 0 .328 .390 .570 6.0 1998 TOT N
1999 NY N Daily Splits 141 534 100 162 25 0 40 124 51 11 70 1 0 7 0 9 27 2 2 .303 .361 .575 2.2 1999 NY N
2000 NY N Daily Splits 136 482 90 156 26 0 38 113 58 10 69 3 0 2 0 7 15 4 2 .324 .398 .614 3.8 2000 NY N
2001 NY N Daily Splits 141 503 81 151 29 0 36 94 67 19 87 2 0 1 0 12 20 0 2 .300 .384 .573 3.3 2001 NY N
2002 NY N Daily Splits 135 478 69 134 23 2 33 98 57 9 82 3 0 3 0 5 26 0 3 .280 .359 .544 1.5 2002 NY N
2003 NY N Daily Splits 68 234 37 67 13 0 11 34 35 3 40 1 0 3 0 4 11 0 0 .286 .377 .483 0.8 2003 NY N
2004 NY N Daily Splits 129 455 47 121 21 0 20 54 68 14 78 2 0 3 0 4 14 0 0 .266 .362 .444 -0.4 2004 NY N
2005 NY N Daily Splits 113 398 41 100 23 0 19 62 41 6 67 3 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 .251 .326 .452 0.6 2005 NY N
2006 SD N Daily Splits 126 399 39 113 19 1 22 68 34 2 66 3 0 3 0 5 13 0 0 .283 .342 .501 0.2 2006 SD N
2007 OAK A Daily Splits 83 309 33 85 17 1 8 44 18 0 61 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 0 .275 .313 .414 -0.7 2007 OAK A
Total NL (15 Years) 1829 6602 1015 2042 327 7 419 1291 741 146 1052 30 0 43 0 100 220 17 20 .309 .379 .551 42.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 83 309 33 85 17 1 8 44 18 0 61 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 0 .275 .313 .414 -0.7 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 1912 6911 1048 2127 344 8 427 1335 759 146 1113 30 0 45 0 104 229 17 20 .308 .377 .545 41.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1995 LA N Daily Splits 3 14 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .500 1995 LA N
1996 LA N Daily Splits 3 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .333 .300 1996 LA N
1999 NY N Daily Splits 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 1999 NY N
2000 NY N Daily Splits 4 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .389 .286 2000 NY N
2006 SD N Daily Splits 4 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .200 2006 SD N
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 16 57 3 12 3 0 1 3 5 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .270 .316 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1999 NY N Daily Splits 6 24 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .192 .292 1999 NY N
2000 NY N Daily Splits 5 17 7 7 3 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .412 .545 .941 2000 NY N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 11 41 8 11 3 0 3 8 6 4 6 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .268 .354 .561 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2000 NY N Daily Splits 5 22 3 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .636 2000 NY N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1993 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1993 NL
1994 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1994 NL
1995 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1995 NL
1996 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 1996 NL
1997 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1997 NL
1998 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1998 NL
1999 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1999 NL
2001 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2001 NL
2002 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2002 NL
2004 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2004 NL
2005 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2005 NL
Total (11 Years) Splits 11 25 2 6 1 0 2 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .269 .520 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1992 LA N Daily Splits C 16 16 13 139.1 94 7 1 1 0 1 10 4 1 .990
1993 LA N Daily Splits C 146 141 119 1243.1 899 99 11 10 0 14 108 59 1 .989
1993 LA N 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1.000
1994 LA N Daily Splits C 104 99 84 860.2 640 38 10 7 0 7 76 26 1 .985
1995 LA N Daily Splits C 112 110 92 941 805 52 9 8 0 12 88 29 2 .990
1996 LA N Daily Splits C 146 143 118 1255.2 1055 70 9 6 0 12 155 34 1 .992
1997 LA N Daily Splits C 139 138 117 1200 1045 74 16 10 0 10 112 43 0 .986
1997 LA N DH 7 7 7 -
1998 LA N Daily Splits C 37 37 28 309.2 277 25 2 1 0 0 38 12 0 .993
1998 FLA N Daily Splits C 4 4 4 35 27 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .968
1998 NY N Daily Splits C 99 98 83 845.1 680 57 8 5 0 5 74 28 0 .989
1998 NY N DH 4 4 3 -
1998 TOT N C 140 139 115 1190 984 85 11 7 0 5 115 41 0 .990
1999 NY N Daily Splits C 137 135 111 1156.2 953 47 11 5 0 7 115 37 0 .989
1999 NY N DH 1 1 1 -
2000 NY N Daily Splits C 124 124 89 1027.2 862 38 3 10 0 3 110 32 0 .997
2000 NY N DH 5 5 4 -
2001 NY N Daily Splits C 130 127 102 1085.1 919 58 9 5 0 7 114 33 0 .991
2001 NY N DH 5 5 5 -
2002 NY N Daily Splits C 121 119 92 1007.2 811 46 12 3 0 8 125 27 0 .986
2002 NY N DH 6 6 6 -
2003 NY N Daily Splits C 64 63 48 532.1 346 31 7 7 0 1 59 23 0 .982
2003 NY N 1B 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 NY N Daily Splits 1B 68 66 37 517.2 498 35 8 44 0 .985
2004 NY N C 50 49 22 388 260 15 5 1 0 5 34 9 0 .982
2004 NY N DH 8 8 7 -
2005 NY N Daily Splits C 101 100 54 809.1 618 39 2 5 0 3 82 13 0 .997
2005 NY N DH 5 5 5 -
2006 SD N Daily Splits C 99 99 29 718 553 34 8 3 0 7 97 13 0 .987
2006 SD N DH 8 8 6 -
2007 OAK A Daily Splits DH 73 71 61 -
Total (15 Years) Splits C 1629 1602 1205 13555 10844 733 124 88 0 102 1400 423 6 .989
Total (10 Years) DH 122 120 105 -
Total ( 3 Years) 1B 70 66 37 519.2 503 35 8 45 0 .985
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1995 LA N Daily Splits C 3 3 3 26 31 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1.000
1996 LA N Daily Splits C 3 3 3 27 25 4 0 2 0 0 5 3 1 1.000
1999 NY N Daily Splits C 2 2 2 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 NY N Daily Splits C 4 4 3 38 33 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
2006 SD N Daily Splits C 2 2 1 15.2 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits C 14 14 12 123.2 116 6 0 2 0 0 18 4 1 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1999 NY N Daily Splits C 6 6 4 55 45 2 3 2 0 0 12 4 0 .940
2000 NY N Daily Splits C 5 5 5 45 40 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits C 11 11 9 100 85 3 3 2 0 0 15 4 0 .967
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
2000 NY N Daily Splits C 4 4 4 35 34 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
2000 NY N DH 1 1 1 -
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1993 NL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1994 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
1995 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1996 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1997 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1999 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
2001 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
2002 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
2004 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (11 Years) Splits C 11 10 0 51 46 1 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-29-2001 BOX NY N Wally Bell Call at HP
7-20-2001 BOX NY N Scott Packard Call at 1B
6- 1-2002 BOX NY N Mark Wegner Called third strike
6-12-2005 BOX NY N Eric Cooper Called third strike
Transaction Information
Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the free-agent draft (June 1,
1988 - signed July 11, 1988 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Todd Zeile to Florida Marlins in exchange for
Manuel Barrios , Bobby Bonilla , Jim Eisenreich , Charles Johnson and Gary Sheffield
(May 14, 1998 ).
Traded by Florida Marlins to New York Mets in exchange for Geoff Goetz, Preston
Wilson and Ed Yarnall (May 22, 1998 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2005 ).
Signed by San Diego Padres (February 3, 2006 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2006 ).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 8, 2006 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2007 ).
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