C Mike Piazza #31
Texas Rangers RBL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
12/06/1997
 OA: 64 POT: 64
BNN Index | RBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MIKE PIAZZA #31 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
145 567 167 37 2 32 107 40 121 .295 .343 .536 2 3.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 65 60 60
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 65 70 60 65
Eye 45 45 40 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 20
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 50 25 25
Turn DP: - 35 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 45 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/21/1997 SEA Loss, 7-13 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
10/19/1997 @ SEA Loss, 9-10 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
10/18/1997 @ SEA Loss, 6-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/17/1997 @ SEA Win, 6-5 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/15/1997 SEA Loss, 6-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/14/1997 SEA Win, 13-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
10/10/1997 NYY Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/09/1997 NYY Win, 4-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/08/1997 NYY Win, 6-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/06/1997 @ NYY Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
First in line at the local blood drive.
High: Greed
Birthday:09/04/1967
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:$7,800,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:179 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 35 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1987, 1st Pick in Round 1
REPLAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 145 567 167 37 2 32 107 88 40 121 .295 .343 .536 .879 .374 .242 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 615 4 2 0 16 0 4 304 71 2 0 100.0 100.8 6.48 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 42 7 1 9 35 27 15 26 1 0 2 .316 .391 .586 .977
Versus Right   434 125 30 1 23 72 61 25 95 3 0 2 .288 .328 .521 .848
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   94 27 5 1 7 20 13 3 18 0 0 2 .287 .323 .585 .908
May   105 27 5 1 6 14 19 11 21 0 0 0 .257 .328 .495 .823
June   90 21 4 0 3 17 15 7 23 2 0 0 .233 .283 .378 .661
July   93 31 6 0 6 24 15 4 14 0 0 1 .333 .367 .591 .959
August   87 31 9 0 7 17 15 10 16 0 0 1 .356 .429 .701 1.130
September   93 28 8 0 3 13 11 5 29 2 0 0 .301 .330 .484 .814
October   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Spring Training   59 14 3 0 4 10 9 4 17 0 0 1 .237 .297 .492 .788
Postseason   44 12 6 0 0 6 6 3 7 1 0 1 .273 .327 .409 .736
Last Year   516 157 31 1 18 114 83 50 96 10 0 3 .304 .363 .473 .836
2 Years Ago   536 173 32 0 28 119 85 36 97 8 0 5 .323 .366 .539 .905
Career   4697 1470 270 7 218 915 705 350 850 47 2 34 .313 .362 .513 .874
Home   279 90 21 2 19 61 58 27 56 3 0 2 .323 .383 .616 .999
Road   288 77 16 0 13 46 30 13 65 1 0 2 .267 .303 .458 .761
Grass   505 155 33 2 27 97 80 36 102 3 0 4 .307 .356 .541 .896
Turf   62 12 4 0 5 10 8 4 19 1 0 0 .194 .239 .500 .739
Day   190 60 13 1 12 31 31 10 34 2 0 1 .316 .350 .584 .934
Night   377 107 24 1 20 76 57 30 87 2 0 3 .284 .340 .512 .852
As Starter   559 166 37 2 32 107 88 39 118 4 0 4 .297 .345 .542 .887
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   108 29 7 0 7 13 19 8 23 0 0 2 .269 .331 .528 .858
Inning 1-3   186 57 12 0 13 41 33 18 35 3 0 2 .306 .368 .581 .949
Inning 4-6   201 58 11 2 9 38 23 11 44 1 0 0 .289 .324 .498 .821
Inning 7-9   166 50 13 0 10 28 31 9 39 0 0 1 .301 .341 .560 .901
Extra Innings   14 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 .143 .294 .214 .508
0 Outs   195 56 11 0 16 31 39 14 40 0 0 2 .287 .341 .590 .931
1 Outs   197 66 13 1 10 43 32 13 43 4 0 0 .335 .369 .563 .933
2 Outs   175 45 13 1 6 33 17 13 38 0 0 2 .257 .316 .446 .762
Scoring Position   179 48 10 1 12 76 28 11 35 4 0 1 .268 .308 .536 .844
Bases Empty   307 90 18 0 16 16 44 24 73 0 0 3 .293 .350 .508 .858
Runner on 1st   81 29 9 1 4 15 16 5 13 0 0 0 .358 .395 .642 1.037
Runner on 2nd   69 20 3 0 4 20 10 2 8 0 0 0 .290 .310 .507 .817
Runner on 3rd   27 9 2 0 4 15 5 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .852 1.252
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 8 2 0 3 14 7 1 6 0 0 0 .200 .220 .475 .695
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 5 2 1 0 10 2 1 6 3 0 1 .278 .304 .500 .804
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Bases Loaded   18 4 1 0 0 12 3 2 10 1 0 0 .222 .286 .278 .563
Two Strikes   250 60 10 1 15 46 35 20 121 1 0 1 .240 .298 .468 .766
First Pitch   92 29 6 0 5 19 15 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .323 .543 .866
Count 0-1   55 20 4 0 1 9 7 0 0 2 0 1 .364 .362 .491 .853
Count 0-2   43 8 3 1 2 9 5 0 26 0 0 1 .186 .205 .442 .646
Count 1-0   45 18 4 0 5 13 8 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .426 .822 1.248
Count 1-1   52 19 5 1 4 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 .365 .365 .731 1.096
Count 1-2   75 14 3 0 3 13 7 0 38 0 0 0 .187 .187 .347 .533
Count 2-0   16 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188 .176 .375 .551
Count 2-1   37 15 5 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .405 .405 .703 1.108
Count 2-2   81 22 1 0 7 15 13 0 37 0 0 0 .272 .272 .543 .815
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   18 3 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 .167 .483 .167 .649
Full Count   51 16 3 0 3 9 10 20 20 1 0 0 .314 .500 .549 1.049
Behind in Count   173 42 10 1 6 31 19 0 64 2 0 2 .243 .249 .416 .665
Ahead in Count   118 39 12 0 7 22 19 20 0 1 0 1 .331 .429 .610 1.039
Batting 2nd   38 13 1 0 2 7 8 4 8 0 0 0 .342 .405 .526 .931
Batting 3rd   43 15 7 0 1 6 7 1 7 0 0 0 .349 .364 .581 .945
Batting 4th   481 139 29 2 29 94 73 35 104 4 0 4 .289 .340 .538 .878
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   227 68 17 0 12 32 31 18 51 0 0 0 .300 .351 .533 .884
Medium Leverage   236 67 12 0 15 41 31 13 51 0 0 2 .284 .327 .525 .852
High Leverage   99 31 8 2 5 34 26 9 17 4 0 2 .313 .368 .586 .954
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
1988 Texas - RBL 20 20 68 18 4 0 2 10 4 4 0 1 16 0 0 .265 .301 .412 .713 97 92 0.2
1989 Texas - RBL 21 157 634 199 32 2 29 118 77 41 3 5 123 1 0 .314 .356 .508 .864 138 137 4.2
1990 Texas - RBL 22 93 353 119 23 1 9 56 52 25 1 3 69 1 1 .337 .380 .484 .864 132 133 3.1
1991 Texas - RBL 23 137 541 155 19 0 18 79 72 44 4 2 114 0 1 .287 .343 .421 .765 105 101 1.9
1992 Texas - RBL 24 128 466 149 30 0 23 98 66 35 6 5 68 0 1 .320 .371 .532 .903 139 132 3.5
1993 Texas - RBL 25 126 507 174 38 1 31 109 87 39 4 6 77 0 0 .343 .390 .606 .996 150 145 5.1
1994 Texas - RBL 26 136 509 159 24 0 28 105 91 36 4 3 69 0 1 .312 .361 .525 .885 128 125 3.9
1995 Texas - RBL 27 137 536 173 32 0 28 119 85 36 5 8 97 0 2 .323 .366 .539 .905 135 133 4.5
1996 Texas - RBL 28 140 516 157 31 1 18 114 83 50 3 10 96 0 0 .304 .363 .473 .836 117 113 3.7
1997 Texas - RBL 29 145 567 167 37 2 32 107 88 40 4 4 121 2 0 .295 .343 .536 .879 121 126 3.9
Total RBL 1219 4697 1470 270 7 218 915 705 350 34 47 850 4 6 .313 .362 .513 .874 129 126 34.2
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
1987 Daytona Beach - A 19 56 213 64 14 0 12 43 36 13 3 2 43 0 0 .300 .346 .535 .882 167 156 2.5
1988 Oklahoma City - AAA 20 116 464 147 30 0 22 84 83 29 3 2 124 0 0 .317 .359 .524 .883 133 133 3.6
1990 Oklahoma City - AAA 22 17 61 22 3 0 2 14 7 5 1 2 14 0 0 .361 .406 .508 .914 141 142 0.5
Total AA 133 525 169 33 0 24 98 90 34 4 4 138 0 0 .322 .365 .522 .887 134 134
Total WCRS 56 213 64 14 0 12 43 36 13 3 2 43 0 0 .300 .346 .535 .882 167 156
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1990 Texas - RBL 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -98 0.5
1991 Texas - RBL 23 7 29 7 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 .241 .290 .241 .532 45 47 -0.3
1992 Texas - RBL 24 14 59 19 5 0 4 12 8 1 0 0 9 0 0 .322 .333 .610 .944 146 144 1.0
1993 Texas - RBL 25 9 33 7 0 1 1 5 4 4 0 0 8 0 0 .212 .297 .364 .661 69 70 -0.1
1994 Texas - RBL 26 6 23 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 .087 .160 .087 .247 -33 -33 -0.1
1995 Texas - RBL 27 20 77 22 6 0 3 12 13 7 0 0 17 1 0 .286 .345 .481 .826 116 104 0.6
1996 Texas - RBL 28 5 18 4 1 1 0 3 4 2 0 1 6 0 0 .222 .286 .389 .675 75 69 0.7
1997 Texas - RBL 29 11 44 12 6 0 0 6 6 3 1 1 7 0 0 .273 .327 .409 .736 87 91 -0.1
Total RBL 73 284 73 18 2 8 39 42 21 1 2 61 1 0 .257 .308 .419 .727 89 86
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Texas - MLB C 15 15 100 13 2 117 4 .966 135.2 7.50 +0.4 1.070 1 22 7 31.8
1988 Texas - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.027
1989 Texas - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1989 Texas - MLB 1B 156 156 1197 87 112 1296 12 .991 1353.0 8.54 -1.6 .995
1990 Texas - MLB C 88 88 526 45 5 578 7 .988 757.2 6.78 -0.5 .838 9 67 21 31.3
1990 Texas - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 +0.0 1.028
1991 Texas - MLB C 100 100 586 66 3 661 9 .986 884.0 6.64 -1.2 .892 9 118 41 34.7
1991 Texas - MLB 1B 23 23 191 13 11 206 2 .990 207.2 8.84 -0.5 1.009
1992 Texas - MLB C 120 118 756 73 10 837 8 .990 1026.0 7.27 +0.0 .830 9 100 36 36.0
1992 Texas - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1993 Texas - MLB C 121 121 798 66 10 871 7 .992 1089.2 7.14 -2.9 .888 12 98 22 22.4
1994 Texas - MLB C 126 124 951 61 9 1019 7 .993 1108.0 8.22 -1.7 .869 13 93 26 28.0
1994 Texas - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.029
1995 Texas - MLB C 127 127 885 71 12 961 5 .995 1135.2 7.58 -0.7 .919 10 84 20 23.8
1996 Texas - MLB C 134 121 1020 76 9 1099 3 .997 1145.0 8.61 +4.1 1.123 8 89 40 44.9
1996 Texas - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .000
1997 Texas - MLB C 104 98 776 65 8 845 4 .995 884.0 8.56 -1.3 .873 11 80 29 36.2
1997 Texas - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 936 912 6398 536 68 6988 54 .992 8166.2 7.64 -3.8 .902 82 751 242 32.2
TOTAL 1B 186 179 1403 100 123 1517 14 .991 1573.1 8.60 -2.0 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
05/10/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Texas Rangers.
07/05/1987 Named the #1 prospect in the RBL
07/24/1987 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/17/1987 Hits three home runs against the Gastonia Pirates, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
09/20/1987 Wins the 1987 Western Carolinas League Round 1 with the Daytona Beach Admirals!
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (80); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 35 (45).
04/04/1988 Named the #1 prospect in the RBL
07/10/1988 Was selected to the 1988 Replay Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
09/02/1988 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/23/1988 Wins the 1988 AA Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/25/1988 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $96,000.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (80); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 40 (45).
04/03/1989 Named the #1 prospect in the RBL
11/10/1989 Finished 3rd in 1989 RBL AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/22/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $96,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (80); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 45 (45).
04/19/1990 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/24/1990 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
05/27/1990 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/08/1990 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/19/1990 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
11/22/1990 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,800.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 45 (45).
08/02/1991 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/25/1991 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,125,000.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 45 (45).
05/25/1992 Injured on 05/24/1992, diagnosed with groin tightness, is day-to-day.
07/28/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/14/1992 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/04/1992 Wins the 1992 World Series with the Texas Rangers.
11/16/1992 Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $30,600,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 45 (45).
04/26/1993 Wins the RBL AL Player of the Week Award.
04/27/1993 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/02/1993 Wins the RBL AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 45 (45).
07/26/1994 Was selected to the 1994 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/15/1994 Wins the RBL AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 40 (45).
07/25/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/06/1995 Wins the 1995 Round 3 with the Texas Rangers.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 40 (45).
05/11/1996 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 5 R.
07/23/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/06/1996 Exercised his contract opt-out.
11/10/1996 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $47,550,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 40 (45).
04/18/1997 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 6 RBI and 2 runs scored.
04/21/1997 Wins the RBL AL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1989 156 7
Year AB Rank
1989 634 6
Year H Rank
1989 199 4
Year TB Rank
1989 322 4
Year HR Rank
1989 29 3
Year RBI Rank
1989 118 4
1995 119 10
Year IBB Rank
1991 5 7
Year SF Rank
1996 10 7
Year EBH Rank
1989 63 7
Year AVG Rank
1993 .343 5
Year SLG Rank
1989 .508 9
1993 .606 3
Year RC Rank
1989 112.84 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1993 8.90 5
Year ISO Rank
1989 .194 9
1993 .262 10
Year wOBA Rank
1989 .384 10
1993 .424 4
Year OPS Rank
1993 .996 4
Year WAR Rank
1993 5.6 8
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