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Mike Piazza

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Mike Piazza

1992–2007 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'3", 200 lb · b. 1968 Norristown, PA

Also in Triple-A · Double-A · High-A

Career 1,912 G · 2,127 H · 427 HR · 1,335 RBI · .308 AVG

Seasons leading his league

9

5 best in baseball 4 league only

53 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1995 Best season

Spanning 1993–2000, peaking at 2 titles in 1995.

Clubs 200 Hit Seasons

Team records #1 Mets career OPS #1 Dodgers career OPS #1 Mets 2000 OPS #2 Dodgers career AVG #3 Mets career AVG #3 Mets 1999 RBI #4 Mets career HR #4 Mets career RBI #4 Dodgers 1997 OPS #6 Mets 1999 HR

Led in Catcher Putouts for 3 straight seasons (1995–1997) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

595th League titles 9
508th Best in baseball 5
337th Top-5 finishes 53

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

14th Catcher Putouts 10,844
21st Catcher Range Factor 7.10
33rd Slugging Percentage .545
52nd Home Runs 427
53rd On-Base Plus Slug. .922
54th Catcher Fielding Percentage .989
77th Catcher Double Plays 88
94th Catcher Assists 733
96th Runs Batted In 1,335
125th Batting Average .308
129th Total Bases 3,768
213th On-Base Percentage .377
228th Hits 2,127
314th Walks 759
319th Runs 1,048
334th Doubles 344

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Catcher Putouts	4	1st	3 yrs (1995–1997)	1996 1,055 1995 NL 805 1997 NL 1,045 1999 NL 953 1993 #2 1994 #2 1998 #2 2000 #2 2001 #3
Catcher Range Factor	2	1st	—	1997 8.05 1995 NL 7.65 1993 #2 1996 #2 1998 #3 1999 #2 2001 #3
Catcher Assists	2	1st	—	1993 99 1998 85 1997 #2
Catcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	2000 .997
Catcher Double Plays	—	#3	—	1993 #3 1994 #3
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1997 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1995 #3 1997 #2
On-Base Percentage	—	#3	—	1997 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1993 #3 1995 #2 1997 #2
Hits	—	#3	—	1997 #3
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1995 #2 1996 #3 1997 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
2000	1	C FPCT .997
1999	1	C PO 953
1998	1	C A 85
1997	2	C PO 1,045 C RF 8.05
1996	1	C PO 1,055
1995	2	C PO 805 C RF 7.65
1993	1	C A 99

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1992	LAN	NL	21	69	5	16	3	0	1	7	4	12	0	.232	.284	.319	.603
1993	LAN	NL	149	547	81	174	24	2	35	112	46	86	3	.318	.370	.561	.932
1994	LAN	NL	107	405	64	129	18	0	24	92	33	65	1	.319	.370	.541	.910
1995	LAN	NL	112	434	82	150	17	0	32	93	39	80	1	.346	.400	.606	1.006
1996	LAN	NL	148	547	87	184	16	0	36	105	81	93	0	.336	.422	.563	.985
1997	LAN	NL	152	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	69	77	5	.362	.431	.638	1.070
1998	NYN +2	NL	151	561	88	184	38	1	32	111	58	80	1	.328	.390	.570	.960
1999	NYN	NL	141	534	100	162	25	0	40	124	51	70	2	.303	.361	.575	.936
2000	NYN	NL	136	482	90	156	26	0	38	113	58	69	4	.324	.398	.614	1.012
2001	NYN	NL	141	503	81	151	29	0	36	94	67	87	0	.300	.384	.573	.957
2002	NYN	NL	135	478	69	134	23	2	33	98	57	82	0	.280	.359	.544	.903
2003	NYN	NL	68	234	37	67	13	0	11	34	35	40	0	.286	.377	.483	.860
2004	NYN	NL	129	455	47	121	21	0	20	54	68	78	0	.266	.362	.444	.806
2005	NYN	NL	113	398	41	100	23	0	19	62	41	67	0	.251	.326	.452	.778
2006	SDN	NL	126	399	39	113	19	1	22	68	34	66	0	.283	.342	.501	.843
2007	OAK	AL	83	309	33	85	17	1	8	44	18	61	0	.275	.313	.414	.727
Career	—	—	1,912	6,911	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	1,113	17	.308	.377	.545	.922

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1992	LAN	NL	C	16	16	139.1	94	7	1	1	102	.990	6.31
1993	LAN	NL	C	146	141	1243.1	899	99	11	10	1,009	.989	6.84
			1B	1	0	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	1.000	2.00
1994	LAN	NL	C	104	99	860.2	640	38	10	7	688	.985	6.52
1995	LAN	NL	C	112	110	941.0	805	52	9	8	866	.990	7.65
1996	LAN	NL	C	146	144	1255.2	1,055	70	9	6	1,134	.992	7.71
1997	LAN	NL	C	139	139	1200.0	1,045	74	16	10	1,135	.986	8.05
1998	NYN	NL	C	140	140	1190.0	984	85	11	7	1,080	.990	7.64
1999	NYN	NL	C	137	135	1156.2	953	47	11	5	1,011	.989	7.30
2000	NYN	NL	C	124	124	1027.2	862	38	3	10	903	.997	7.26
2001	NYN	NL	C	131	128	1085.1	919	58	9	5	986	.991	7.46
2002	NYN	NL	C	121	119	1007.2	811	46	12	3	869	.986	7.08
2003	NYN	NL	C	64	64	532.1	346	31	7	7	384	.982	5.89
			1B	1	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	3	1.000	3.00
2004	NYN	NL	1B	68	66	517.2	498	35	8	44	541	.985	7.84
			C	50	49	388.0	260	15	5	1	280	.982	5.50
2005	NYN	NL	C	101	100	809.1	618	39	2	5	659	.997	6.50
2006	SDN	NL	C	99	99	718.0	553	34	8	3	595	.987	5.93
Career	—	—	C	1,630	1,607	13555.0	10,844	733	124	88	11,701	.989	7.10
	—	—	1B	70	66	519.2	503	35	8	45	546	.985	7.69