C Mike Piazza #31
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/14/2005
C MIKE PIAZZA #31 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 366 102 25 1 12 56 33 59 .279 .349 .451 3 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 5 5 4 5
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 2
Errors: - 3 2
Arm: 3 3 2
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: 4 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/13/2005 @ CIN Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/2005 @ CIN Win, 8-6 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/11/2005 @ CIN Win, 6-5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/08/2005 COL Win, 8-6 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/07/2005 COL Loss, 0-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
08/05/2005 @ BOS Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/2005 @ BOS Loss, 5-6 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 0
08/03/2005 TOR Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/01/2005 TOR Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/2005 @ PHI Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a real smart player.
High: Loyalty, Intelligence
Birthday:09/04/1968
Born in:Norristown, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000,000
Signed Through:2007 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 130 Days
Service This Yr:133 Days
40-Man Service:13 Years, 130 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2005 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 366 102 25 1 12 56 48 33 59 .279 .349 .451 .799 .341 .172 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 93 413 9 1 0 9 0 5 165 38 3 4 42.9 57.0 5.46 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   113 32 4 0 3 15 14 9 24 2 0 3 .283 .346 .398 .745
Versus Right   253 70 21 1 9 41 34 24 35 3 0 6 .277 .350 .474 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   17 4 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 .235 .278 .235 .513
Last Week   20 6 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 .300 .391 .450 .841
April   77 22 5 0 3 10 10 10 13 2 0 0 .286 .360 .468 .827
May   80 22 4 0 3 16 13 9 13 2 0 2 .275 .355 .438 .792
June   91 23 9 0 3 16 9 5 17 0 0 5 .253 .327 .451 .777
July   81 25 7 1 2 8 12 6 11 1 0 1 .309 .360 .494 .853
August   37 10 0 0 1 6 4 3 5 0 0 1 .270 .341 .351 .693
Spring Training   60 14 6 0 3 8 5 2 7 0 0 0 .233 .258 .483 .741
Last Year   505 136 31 0 29 99 58 30 91 6 0 3 .269 .311 .503 .814
2 Years Ago   504 162 30 0 38 105 86 47 76 5 0 2 .321 .378 .607 .985
Career   2396 712 131 4 161 466 370 208 372 26 0 20 .297 .355 .557 .911
Home   180 51 15 0 4 27 24 17 29 3 0 4 .283 .353 .433 .786
Road   186 51 10 1 8 29 24 16 30 2 0 5 .274 .344 .468 .812
Grass   328 92 22 1 11 52 42 28 57 5 0 8 .280 .347 .454 .801
Turf   38 10 3 0 1 4 6 5 2 0 0 1 .263 .364 .421 .785
Night   366 102 25 1 12 56 48 33 59 5 0 9 .279 .349 .451 .799
As Starter   355 98 23 1 11 52 47 32 59 3 0 9 .276 .348 .439 .788
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .364 .357 .818 1.175
Pinch Hitting   9 4 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .444 .417 1.000 1.417
Close/Late   96 25 9 1 2 12 11 13 14 1 0 2 .260 .357 .438 .795
Inning 1-3   114 29 4 0 3 22 18 12 20 3 0 3 .254 .333 .368 .702
Inning 4-6   124 36 9 0 5 14 12 4 20 0 0 4 .290 .333 .484 .817
Inning 7-9   108 33 11 1 4 18 17 15 15 2 0 2 .306 .394 .537 .931
Extra Innings   20 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
0 Outs   124 33 8 1 5 16 19 16 17 2 0 3 .266 .359 .468 .826
1 Outs   129 42 14 0 4 23 16 4 20 3 0 1 .326 .343 .527 .870
2 Outs   113 27 3 0 3 17 13 13 22 0 0 5 .239 .344 .345 .689
Scoring Position   93 25 4 0 1 40 11 5 18 5 0 3 .269 .311 .344 .655
Bases Empty   205 61 16 1 9 9 32 20 26 0 0 6 .298 .377 .517 .894
Runner on 1st   68 16 5 0 2 7 5 8 15 0 0 0 .235 .316 .397 .713
Runner on 2nd   31 9 1 0 0 8 5 4 3 0 0 1 .290 .389 .323 .711
Runner on 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 6 3 0 1 9 2 1 7 0 0 1 .214 .267 .429 .695
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 8 1 0 2 2 0 0 .444 .364 .444 .808
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 .167 .200 .167 .367
Two Strikes   150 23 6 0 3 14 11 19 59 2 0 5 .153 .267 .253 .520
First Pitch   70 23 7 0 4 12 9 1 0 1 0 2 .329 .351 .600 .951
Count 0-1   38 13 2 0 1 10 6 0 0 1 0 0 .342 .333 .474 .807
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 1 3 4 0 15 0 0 2 .154 .214 .308 .522
Count 1-0   37 17 2 0 4 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .459 .459 .838 1.297
Count 1-1   27 9 4 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .345 .481 .826
Count 1-2   44 8 1 0 2 6 2 0 14 1 0 2 .182 .213 .341 .554
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .400 .429 .829
Count 2-1   23 10 2 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .609 1.043
Count 2-2   49 7 3 0 0 3 1 0 19 0 0 0 .143 .143 .204 .347
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   31 4 1 0 0 2 4 19 11 1 0 1 .129 .462 .161 .623
Behind in Count   108 25 4 0 4 19 12 0 29 2 0 4 .231 .254 .380 .634
Ahead in Count   81 34 6 1 4 14 19 13 0 0 0 1 .420 .505 .667 1.172
Batting 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 4th   291 78 20 1 8 40 38 28 49 3 0 9 .268 .347 .426 .774
Batting 5th   56 19 3 0 3 12 8 4 9 0 0 0 .339 .383 .554 .937
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Batting 9th   3 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 2.000 2.600
Low Leverage   119 32 11 0 5 9 17 11 19 0 0 2 .269 .341 .487 .828
Medium Leverage   159 48 7 1 5 22 22 14 22 2 0 5 .302 .372 .453 .825
High Leverage   87 21 7 0 2 25 9 8 18 3 0 2 .241 .310 .391 .701
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 New York - VBL 32 145 519 155 17 2 40 98 91 53 2 6 82 2 4 .299 .362 .570 .932 151 147 5.4
2002 New York - VBL 33 149 502 157 28 1 42 108 87 45 4 4 64 2 4 .313 .371 .624 .995 165 165 6.9
2003 Seattle - VBL 34 139 504 162 30 0 38 105 86 47 2 5 76 6 3 .321 .378 .607 .985 165 166 5.7
2004 Seattle - VBL 35 138 505 136 31 0 29 99 58 30 3 6 91 4 3 .269 .311 .503 .814 120 121 3.5
2005 Seattle - VBL 36 105 366 102 25 1 12 56 48 33 9 5 59 3 4 .279 .349 .451 .799 117 123 2.5
Total VBL 676 2396 712 131 4 161 466 370 208 20 26 372 17 18 .297 .355 .557 .911 145 146 24.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 New York - MLB C 125 123 841 68 2 910 1 .999 1109.1 7.37 -0.3 .998 8 131 21 16.0
2002 New York - MLB C 124 123 828 67 4 900 5 .994 1079.2 7.46 -4.4 1.099 13 182 21 11.5
2003 Seattle - MLB C 64 55 474 29 4 504 1 .998 506.0 8.95 -1.4 .901 8 70 16 22.9
2003 Seattle - MLB 1B 72 72 609 37 52 647 1 .998 625.0 9.30 -0.8 .979
2004 Seattle - MLB C 123 122 786 48 0 837 3 .996 1094.0 6.86 -4.5 .904 5 168 14 8.3
2004 Seattle - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 -0.0 .000
2004 Seattle - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Seattle - MLB C 95 93 681 52 3 736 3 .996 857.0 7.70 -4.1 .765 14 154 22 14.3
TOTAL C 531 516 3610 264 13 3887 13 .997 4646.0 7.50 -14.6 .952 48 705 94 13.3
TOTAL 1B 74 72 611 37 52 649 1 .998 629.1 9.27 -0.8 .979
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
10/04/2001 Wins the 2001 VBL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 7; Eye: 5.
04/07/2002 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the New York Mets development complex.
10/10/2002 Wins the 2002 VBL Platinum Stick Award at C.
10/23/2002 Became a free agent.
12/11/2002 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $40,000,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 7; Eye: 5.
04/06/2003 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Seattle Mariners development complex.
09/29/2003 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
02/10/2004 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $54,000,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
08/31/2004 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2004 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Seattle Mariners development complex.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2001 7 5
Year AVG Rank
2003 .321 6
Year SLG Rank
2002 .624 8
2003 .607 7
Year ISO Rank
2002 .311 5
2003 .286 8
Year wOBA Rank
2003 .411 9
Year OPS Rank
2003 .985 8
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