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A.J. Pierzynski

White Sox Career team 2005–2012
Number #15
Position Catcher
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 49
Height 6' 3"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place Bridgehampton, NY
Born Dec 30, 1976

Key Insights

2016
One opponent brings the best out of him

Pierzynski has hit .667/.688/1.067 against Gary Glover in 16 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

10 for 15 with 1 home run and 1 strikeout, against a .782 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

B.J. Ryan has struck Pierzynski out 9 times in 11 plate appearances, 81.8% of everything between them.

9 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Pierzynski has hit .000/.071/.000 against Joel Peralta in 14 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 13 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .782 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Pierzynski hits Mark Buehrle harder than anyone: 104.2 mph off the bat, against a median of 88.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

23 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Pierzynski is 8 for 12 against Matt Harvey, a .667 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

12 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the ATL, Pierzynski has hit .380 and slugged .662 over 76 plate appearances, his best of any club.

27 hits, 5 home runs and 6 strikeouts, against a .418 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 30, 1976
Birth Place Bridgehampton, NY
Height 6' 3"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right