Mike Piazza

Full Name: Michael Joseph Piazza	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6'3"/215	First Game: September 1, 1992
Birthdate: September 4, 1968	MLB Experience: 16 years
Birthplace: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Mike Piazza (Michael Joseph Piazza) was born on September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1992 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1993, his rookie year, he hit .318 with 35 home runs and 112 RBI. Piazza played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Florida Marlins and San Diego Padres over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Mike Piazza's best season was 1997, when he slugged 40 home runs, hit for a .362 average and knocked in 124 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SB	IBB	GDP
1992	LAD	N	21	69	5	16	1	7	.232	.284	.319	3	0	4	12	1	0	0	1
1993	LAD	N	149	547	81	174	35	112	.318	.370	.561	24	2	46	86	3	3	6	10
1994	LAD	N	107	405	64	129	24	92	.319	.370	.541	18	0	33	65	1	1	10	11
1995	LAD	N	112	434	82	150	32	93	.346	.400	.606	17	0	39	80	1	1	10	10
1996	LAD	N	148	547	87	184	36	105	.336	.422	.563	16	0	81	93	1	0	21	21
1997	LAD	N	152	556	104	201	40	124	.362	.431	.638	32	1	69	77	3	5	11	19
1998	LAD	N	37	149	20	42	9	30	.282	.329	.497	5	0	11	27	0	0	4	3
1998	FLA	N	5	18	1	5	0	5	.278	.263	.389	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	NYM	N	109	394	67	137	23	76	.348	.417	.607	33	0	47	53	2	1	10	12
1998	TOT	N	151	561	88	184	32	111	.328	.390	.570	38	1	58	80	2	1	14	15
1999	NYM	N	141	534	100	162	40	124	.303	.361	.575	25	0	51	70	1	2	11	27
2000	NYM	N	136	482	90	156	38	113	.324	.398	.614	26	0	58	69	3	4	10	15
2001	NYM	N	141	503	81	151	36	94	.300	.384	.573	29	0	67	87	2	0	19	20
2002	NYM	N	135	478	69	134	33	98	.280	.359	.544	23	2	57	82	3	0	9	26
2003	NYM	N	68	234	37	67	11	34	.286	.377	.483	13	0	35	40	1	0	3	11
2004	NYM	N	129	455	47	121	20	54	.266	.362	.444	21	0	68	78	2	0	14	14
2005	NYM	N	113	398	41	100	19	62	.251	.326	.452	23	0	41	67	3	0	6	7
2006	SDP	N	126	399	39	113	22	68	.283	.342	.501	19	1	34	66	3	0	2	13
2007	OAK	A	83	309	33	85	8	44	.275	.313	.414	17	1	18	61	0	0	0	9
Total	NL		1829	6602	1015	2042	419	1291	.309	.379	.551	327	7	741	1052	30	17	146	220
Total	AL		83	309	33	85	8	44	.275	.313	.414	17	1	18	61	0	0	0	9
Total			1912	6911	1048	2042	427	1335	.308	.377	.545	344	8	759	1113	30	17	146	229

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1992	LAD	N	C	16	16	139.1	94	7	1	1	1	10	4	1	.990
1993	LAD	N	C	146	141	1243.1	899	99	11	10	14	108	59	1	.989
1993	LAD	N	1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1994	LAD	N	C	104	99	860.2	640	38	10	7	7	76	26	1	.985
1995	LAD	N	C	112	110	941	805	52	9	8	12	88	29	2	.990
1996	LAD	N	C	146	143	1255.2	1055	70	9	6	12	155	34	1	.992
1997	LAD	N	C	139	138	1200	1045	74	16	10	10	112	43	0	.986
1997	LAD	N	DH	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	LAD	N	C	37	37	309.2	277	25	2	1	0	38	12	0	.993
1998	FLA	N	C	4	4	35	27	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	.968
1998	NYM	N	C	99	98	845.1	680	57	8	5	5	74	28	0	.989
1998	NYM	N	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	TOT	N	C	140	139	1190	984	85	11	7	5	115	41	0	.990
1999	NYM	N	C	137	135	1156.2	953	47	11	5	7	115	37	0	.989
1999	NYM	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NYM	N	C	124	124	1027.2	863	37	3	10	3	110	32	0	.997
2000	NYM	N	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	NYM	N	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	NYM	N	C	130	127	1085.1	920	57	9	5	7	114	33	0	.991
2002	NYM	N	C	121	119	1007.2	811	46	12	3	8	125	27	0	.986
2002	NYM	N	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	NYM	N	C	64	63	532.1	346	31	7	7	1	59	23	0	.982
2003	NYM	N	1B	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	NYM	N	C	50	49	388	259	16	5	1	5	34	9	0	.982
2004	NYM	N	DH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	NYM	N	1B	68	66	517.2	498	35	8	44	0	0	0	0	.985
2005	NYM	N	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	NYM	N	C	101	100	809.1	617	40	2	5	3	82	13	0	.997
2006	SDP	N	C	99	99	718	553	34	8	3	7	97	13	0	.987
2006	SDP	N	DH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	OAK	A	DH	73	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	70	66	519.2	503	35	8	45	0	0	0	0	.985
Total			C	1629	1602	13555	10844	733	124	88	102	1400	423	6	.989
Total			DH	122	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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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).

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[edit] Career Acheivements

Was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1993
Was the All-Star Game MVP in 1996
Made the NL All-Star team 12 times (1993-2001, 2002, and 2004-2005
Finished 2nd for the NL MVP Award twice and finished third once
Has a .311 career AVG, 9th best amongst active players, 98th best all-time
Has a .555 career SLG, 14th best amongst active players, 27 best all-time
Has 397 career HR, 12th most amongst active players, 44th best all-time, and most ever by a catcher.