#80 Mike Piazza, Catcher, 30 yrs, Houston Astros
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Mike Piazza
9/4/1968
30
USA,PA,NORRISTOWN
6"3
197
Catcher
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R
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Minimal
Some ability
4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
Suffers
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 13,000,000
1999
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 10/1 | SF | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/3 | @ATL | W 9-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/5 | STL | L 8-13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/8 | @NYM | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/9 | @NYM | L 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/11 | NYM | W 16-5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
| 10/12 | NYM | L 9-11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/13 | NYM | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 10/15 | @NYM | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/16 | @NYM | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 148 | 548 | 174 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 102 | 106 | 74 | 98 | .318 | .400 | .562 | .962 | .982 | .245 |
| Projected | 148 | 548 | 174 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 102 | 106 | 74 | 98 | .318 | .400 | .562 | .962 | .982 | .245 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 136 | 633 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 308 | 67 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 121.9 | 8.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 118 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .339 | .428 | .585 | 1.012 |
| vs. RHP | 430 | 134 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 79 | 80 | 59 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .393 | .556 | .949 |
| Close/Late | 67 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .444 | .552 | .997 |
| Scoring Position | 142 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .406 | .514 | .920 |
| Pinch Hitting | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 74 | 264 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 41 | .303 | .403 | .557 | .960 |
| Road | 74 | 284 | 94 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 63 | 32 | 57 | .331 | .396 | .567 | .963 |
| March/April | 22 | 87 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 16 | .310 | .392 | .540 | .932 |
| May | 27 | 102 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 18 | .343 | .398 | .608 | 1.006 |
| June | 24 | 84 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 13 | .310 | .433 | .571 | 1.004 |
| July | 21 | 79 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | .241 | .333 | .329 | .662 |
| August | 27 | 93 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 15 | .398 | .472 | .871 | 1.343 |
| Sept/Oct | 27 | 103 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 21 | .291 | .362 | .427 | .789 |
| Postseason | 7 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .370 | .433 | 1.000 | 1.433 |
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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 | 145 | 534 | 152 | 33 | 1 | 37 | 126 | 81 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .366 | .558 | .924 | HOU,NL |
| 1993 | 151 | 538 | 169 | 26 | 2 | 39 | 129 | 106 | 77 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .396 | .587 | .984 | HOU,NL |
| 1994 | 114 | 431 | 135 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 105 | 91 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .376 | .610 | .986 | HOU |
| 1995 | 151 | 572 | 180 | 37 | 0 | 34 | 118 | 97 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .384 | .558 | .942 | HOU,NL |
| 1996 | 154 | 559 | 167 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 140 | 108 | 60 | 8 | 7 | 105 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .371 | .592 | .963 | HOU,NL |
| 1997 | 145 | 473 | 120 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 101 | 89 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .338 | .507 | .846 | HOU |
| 1998 | 148 | 548 | 174 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 102 | 106 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .562 | .962 | HOU,NL |
| Total | 1008 | 3655 | 1097 | 204 | 6 | 254 | 821 | 678 | 440 | 29 | 32 | 637 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .377 | .568 | .945 | |
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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 |
| 1992 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .326 | .432 | .758 |
| 1993 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .429 | .700 | 1.129 |
| 1994 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .333 | .552 | .885 |
| 1995 | 12 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .320 | .511 | .831 |
| 1998 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .433 | 1.000 | 1.433 |
| Total | 41 | 160 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .356 | .606 | .962 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 143 | 136 | 972 | 52 | 1 | 1029 | 5 | .995 | 1234.1 | 7.50 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 25.5 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Houston in 1992...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/4/1992, off Ron Robinson (LAN)...
Injured on 4/9/1992 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game...
Won World Championship with Houston in 1992...
Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1992, hitting .285 with 37 HR, 126 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1993, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/25/1993...
Injured on 10/11/1993 with a Broken Foot, out for full season...
Injured on 4/3/1994 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1994, hitting .379 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Diego on 6/10/1995...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
7/22/1996: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $13,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/14/1996...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 7 runs on 9/14/1996...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1996, hitting .538 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1998, hitting .398 with 13 HR, 25 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 10/11/1998...
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AVG
1993 - .314 - 9th
| SLG
1993 - .587 - 8th
| OPS
1993 - .984 - 7th
| Homeruns
1993 - 39 - 9th
1996 - 45 - 9th
| RBI
1992 - 126 - 6th
1993 - 129 - 4th
1995 - 118 - 8th
1996 - 140 - 3rd
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