NAME     : Mike Piazza
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/4/1968
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $9,120,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .991)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 13  (VS. RHP : 12, VS. LHP : 14, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 5  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .323 27  91 378 122 15  0  68  2  0  30  53 .385 .577 
  vs RHP        .311 18  66 289  90 11  0  49  0  0  21  41 .358 .536 
  vs LHP        .360  9  25  89  32  4  0  19  0  0   9  12 .410 .708 
  At Home       .307 11  47 199  61  9  0  32  0  0  14  31 .349 .518 
  Away          .341 16  44 179  61  6  0  36  0  0  16  22 .394 .642 
  R.I.S.P.      .346  7  63 107  37  3  0   0  0  0  17  12 .420 .570 
  Pinch Hitting .286  2   3   7   2  0  0   2  0  0   1   1 .375 1.143 
  Close/Late    .313  3   5  48  15  1  0   7  0  0   7   8 .400 .521 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .200  0   5  25   5  1  0   1  0  0   1   6 .231 .240 
  Apr/Mar       .325  3  19  80  26  2  0  12  0  0   9  10 .389 .463 
  May           .330  9  22 103  34  4  0  22  0  0   7  18 .373 .631 
  June          .319  7  21  94  30  6  0  19  0  0   4  13 .340 .606 
  July          .337  8  27  83  28  2  0  14  0  0  10   9 .411 .651 
  August        .222  0   2  18   4  1  0   1  0  0   0   3 .222 .278 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1992  .232  1   7  21  69  16  3  0   5  0  0   4  12 .274 .319   LAN
  1993  .318 35 112 149 547 174 24  2  81  3  4  46  86 .371 .561   LAN
  1994  .319 24  92 107 405 129 18  0  64  1  3  33  65 .370 .541   LAN
  1995  .346 32  93 112 434 150 17  0  82  1  0  39  80 .400 .606   LAN
  1996  .336 36 105 148 547 184 16  0  87  0  3  81  93 .422 .563   LAN
  1997  .362 40 124 152 556 201 32  1 104  5  1  69  77 .432 .638   LAN
  1998  .328 32 111 151 561 184 38  1  88  1  0  58  80 .391 .570   NYN,LAN,FLO
  1999  .303 40 124 141 534 162 25  0 100  2  2  51  70 .364 .575   NYN
  2000  .324 38 113 136 482 156 26  0  90  4  2  58  69 .396 .614   NYN
  2001  .300 36  94 141 503 151 29  0  81  0  2  67  87 .382 .573   NYN
 
  Total AB  : 5016
  Total AVG : .325
  Total Hits: 1629
  Total HR  : 341
  Total RBI : 1066
  Total Runs: 850
  Total SB  : 19
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...