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A.J. Pierzynski 2026 Season · ATL

Career: .280/.319/.420, 188 HR, 2043 H in 2059 games.

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A.J. Pierzynski

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-5.5Career NUT

+2.5 to Weak

Career

.280AVG188HR909RBI2043H807R15SB

L/R · 6' 3", 250 lb · b. Dec 30, 1976 · Bridgehampton, NY · Draft 1994 (3rd Rd, #71)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1998	21	MIN	—	7	13	10	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.385	.300	.000	.685	.333
1999	22	MIN	—	9	24	22	3	6	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.091	.697	.333
2000	23	MIN	—	33	96	88	12	27	5	1	2	11	5	2	0	14	1	0	1	0	1	.307	.354	.455	.148	.809	.342
2001	24	MIN	-0.2	114	405	381	51	110	33	2	7	55	16	4	4	57	1	7	3	1	7	.289	.322	.441	.152	.763	.322
2002	25	MIN	+0.3	130	469	440	54	132	31	6	6	49	13	11	1	61	1	2	3	2	14	.300	.334	.439	.139	.773	.335
2003	26	MIN	+0.6	137	533	487	63	152	35	3	11	74	24	15	12	55	3	1	5	2	13	.312	.360	.464	.152	.824	.331
2004	27	SF	-0.8	131	510	471	45	128	28	2	11	77	19	15	4	27	0	1	3	2	27	.272	.319	.410	.138	.729	.268
2005	28	CWS	-0.6	128	497	460	61	118	21	0	18	56	23	12	5	68	0	2	1	1	13	.257	.308	.420	.163	.728	.267
2006	29	CWS	-0.3	140	543	509	65	150	24	0	16	64	22	8	6	72	1	0	1	3	10	.295	.333	.436	.141	.769	.318
2007	30	CWS	-1.1	136	509	472	54	124	24	0	14	50	25	8	5	66	1	1	3	1	21	.263	.309	.403	.140	.712	.278
2008	31	CWS	-0.8	134	570	534	66	150	31	1	13	60	19	8	5	71	1	0	6	3	14	.281	.312	.416	.135	.728	.300
2009	32	CWS	-0.3	138	535	504	57	151	22	1	13	49	24	1	6	52	1	1	3	3	18	.300	.331	.425	.125	.756	.312
2010	33	CWS	-1.0	128	503	474	43	128	29	0	9	56	15	6	2	39	3	4	2	6	17	.270	.300	.388	.118	.688	.278
2011	34	CWS	-0.2	129	500	464	38	133	29	1	8	48	23	5	6	33	0	0	6	2	19	.287	.323	.405	.118	.728	.291
2012	35	CWS	+1.4	135	520	479	68	133	18	4	27	77	28	8	5	78	0	0	4	1	8	.278	.326	.501	.223	.827	.280
2013	36	TEX	-0.1	134	529	503	48	137	24	1	17	70	11	9	2	76	1	1	6	0	14	.272	.297	.425	.153	.722	.288
2014	37	BOS	-0.8	72	274	256	19	65	10	1	4	31	9	4	2	40	0	0	4	1	11	.254	.286	.348	.094	.634	.282
2014	37	STL	—	30	88	82	6	20	2	0	1	6	5	1	0	14	0	1	0	0	2	.244	.295	.305	.061	.600	.284
2014	37	TOT	-1.1	102	362	338	25	85	12	1	5	37	14	5	2	54	0	1	4	1	13	.251	.288	.337	.086	.625	.283
2015	38	ATL	+0.7	113	436	407	38	122	24	1	9	49	19	7	2	37	0	2	3	0	19	.300	.339	.430	.130	.769	.310
2016	39	ATL	-1.8	81	259	247	15	54	15	0	2	23	6	3	1	29	1	0	3	0	13	.219	.243	.304	.085	.547	.237
Career	—	19 yrs	-5.5	2059	7813	7290	807	2043	407	24	188	909	308	129	68	895	15	23	58	28	241	.280	.319	.420	.140	.739	.296

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Pierzynski's career NUT of -5.5

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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+0.6

-0.8

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-0.3

-1.1

-0.8

-0.3

-1.0

-0.2

+1.4

-0.1

-1.1

+0.7

-1.8

Awards

2002AL All-Star

2005World Series Championship

2006AL All-Star

2008AL Player of the Week

2010MLBPAA White Sox Heart and Hustle Award

2012AL Silver Slugger

2013Rangers Harold McKinney Good Guy Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1995	18	A	22	87	84	10	26	5	1	2	14	2	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	1	.310	.322	.464	.154	.786	.329
1996	19	A	114	461	431	48	118	30	3	7	70	22	2	1	53	0	4	6	0	10	.274	.308	.406	.132	.714	.294
1997	20	A+	118	439	412	49	115	23	1	9	64	16	6	1	59	2	1	4	1	9	.279	.313	.405	.126	.718	.305
1998	21	AA	59	227	212	30	63	11	0	3	17	10	2	4	25	0	2	1	2	4	.297	.333	.392	.095	.725	.324
1998	21	AAA	59	220	208	29	53	7	2	7	30	9	0	2	24	3	1	1	2	4	.255	.284	.409	.154	.693	.258
1999	22	AAA	67	246	228	29	59	10	0	1	25	16	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	11	.259	.307	.316	.057	.623	.293
2000	23	AA	62	249	228	36	68	17	2	4	34	8	9	0	22	0	0	4	0	13	.298	.341	.443	.145	.784	.311
2000	23	AAA	41	166	155	22	52	14	1	4	25	5	1	1	22	1	1	3	2	3	.335	.354	.516	.181	.870	.364
2011	34	AAA	3	11	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.000	.473	.250
2013	36	AA	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.000	.334	.200

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