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Mike Piazza
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 2016
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 2013
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 2 of 1252 players

Michael Joseph Piazza
Born: September 4, 1968 at Norristown, Pa.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.03 Weight: 197

Mike Piazza has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 289 times, most recently on August 15, 2023.

First Mets game: May 23, 1998
Last Mets game: October 2, 2005

Brother of Thomas Piazza

Winner of National League Rookie of the Year award, 1993. (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Named Catcher on the National League Silver Slugger team, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Player of the Week award, July 11, 1999, April 16, 2000, September 15, 2002. (New York Mets)

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Mike Piazza also played for the following teams:

Los Angeles Dodgers 1992 - 1998; Florida Marlins 1998; San Diego Padres 2006; Oakland Athletics 2007

Traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets in exchange for Preston Wilson, Geoff Goetz and Ed Yarnall on May 22, 1998.

Signed with San Diego Padres as a free agent on January 31, 2006.

On disabled list:

from April 10, 1999 to April 25, 1999 (sprain of medial collateral ligament of right knee)
from May 17, 2003 to August 13, 2003 (grade 3 strain of right groin)
from August 7, 2004 to August 30, 2004 (inflammation of left knee)
from August 22, 2005 to September 10, 2005 (hairline fracture in left hand)

Established a Mets season record for Runs Batted In in 1999 with 124.
Established a Mets season record for Grounded into Double Play in 1999 with 27.

Click the icon to see a graph of Mike Piazza's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1998 109 394 67 137 33 0 23 76 47 10 53 2 1 0 0 3 239 .348 .607 .417

1999 141 534 100 162 25 0 40 124 51 11 70 1 2 2 0 7 307 .303 .575 .361

2000 136 482 90 156 26 0 38 113 58 10 69 3 4 2 0 2 296 .324 .614 .398

2001 141 503 81 151 29 0 36 94 67 19 87 2 0 2 0 1 288 .300 .573 .384

2002 135 478 69 134 23 2 33 98 57 9 82 3 0 3 0 3 260 .280 .544 .359

2003 68 234 37 67 13 0 11 34 35 3 40 1 0 0 0 3 113 .286 .483 .377

2004 129 455 47 121 21 0 20 54 68 14 78 2 0 0 0 3 202 .266 .444 .362

2005 113 398 41 100 23 0 19 62 41 6 67 3 0 0 0 0 180 .251 .452 .326

8 years 972 3478 532 1028 193 2 220 655 424 82 546 17 7 9 0 22 1885 .296 .542 .373

Division Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1999 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222

2000 4 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 .286 .389

2 years 6 23 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 .217 .261 .333

League Championship Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1999 6 24 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 7 .167 .292 .192

2000 5 17 7 7 3 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .412 .941 .545

2 years 11 41 8 11 3 0 3 8 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 23 .268 .561 .354

World Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

2000 5 22 3 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 14 .273 .636 .273

1 year 5 22 3 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 14 .273 .636 .273

All-Star Game Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1998 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333

1999 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500

2001 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

2002 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

2004 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

2005 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

6 years 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .154

Led National League in grounded into double play with 27 in 1999.

Led Mets in runs with 81 in 2001.
Led Mets in hits with 151 in 2001.
Led Mets in doubles with 29 in 2001.
Led Mets in home runs with 23 in 1998, with 40 in 1999, with 38 in 2000, with 36 in 2001 and with 33 in 2002.
Led Mets in runs batted in with 124 in 1999, with 113 in 2000, with 94 in 2001 and with 98 in 2002.
Led Mets in batting average with .324 in 2000 and with .300 in 2001.
Led Mets in slugging percentage with .575 in 1999, with .614 in 2000, with .573 in 2001 and with .544 in 2002.
Led Mets in on base percentage with .384 in 2001 and with .362 in 2004.
Led Mets in on base plus slugging with .936 in 1999, with 1.012 in 2000, with .957 in 2001, with .903 in 2002 and with .806 in 2004.
Led Mets in walks with 68 in 2004.
Led Mets in intentional walks with 19 in 2001 and with 14 in 2004.
Led Mets in total bases with 296 in 2000, with 288 in 2001 and with 260 in 2002.
Led Mets in grounded into double play with 27 in 1999, with 20 in 2001, with 26 in 2002 and with 14 in 2004. Tied for Mets lead in grounded into double play with 15 in 2000.

Games where Mike Piazza had 2 or more Home Runs
vs. Philadelphia (NL) 07/18/98. At Pittsburgh (NL) 04/14/00. At Boston (AL) 07/14/00. At Philadelphia (NL) 09/22/00.
vs. Atlanta (NL) 04/09/01. At Milwaukee (NL) 04/26/01. vs. Philadelphia (NL) 07/27/01. At Los Angeles (NL) 08/19/01.
vs. Atlanta (NL) 04/15/02. At Arizona (NL) 04/30/02. At Philadelphia (NL) 07/03/02. At Montreal (NL) 09/14/02.
At Colorado (NL) 05/13/03. At Atlanta (NL) 04/07/04. vs. Florida (NL) 06/05/04. At Milwaukee (NL) 05/06/05.
At Washington (NL) 09/25/05.

Games where Mike Piazza had 4 or more Hits
At Florida (NL) 05/27/98. At Houston (NL) 09/14/98. At San Francisco (NL) 08/14/99. At Houston (NL) 09/01/99.
At Los Angeles (NL) 09/11/99. At Pittsburgh (NL) 04/14/00. At Houston (NL) 08/10/00. At Atlanta (NL) 09/30/01.
At Atlanta (NL) 04/07/04. vs. Philadelphia (NL) 05/05/05. vs. Cincinnati (NL) 05/18/05.

Games played by position
1998: Catcher 99, Designated Hitter 4
1999: Catcher 137, Designated Hitter 1
2000: Catcher 124, Designated Hitter 5
2001: Catcher 130, Designated Hitter 5
2002: Catcher 121, Designated Hitter 6
2003: Catcher 64, First Base 1
2004: First Base 68, Catcher 50, Designated Hitter 8
2005: Catcher 101, Designated Hitter 5

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Mike Piazza was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1998 0 0 36 66 1 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 7 122 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 79 54 0 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 79 45 1 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 28 36 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 61 61 1 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 34 44 25 2 0 0
Totals 0 0 290 554 47 25 2 0 0

1971 Mike Piazza

Sports Illustrated
May 25, 1998

GQ
April 1999

TV Guide
October 1, 1999

Baseball Digest
November 1999

Sports Illustrated
August 21, 2000

Sports Illustrated
October 23, 2000

Newsweek
October 30, 2000

The Sporting News
October 30, 2000

The Sporting News
April 23, 2001

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Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1998	0	0	36	66	1	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	7	122	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	79	54	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	79	45	1	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	28	36	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	61	61	1	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	34	44	25	2	0	0
Totals	0	0	290	554	47	25	2	0	0