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7. Mike Piazza

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7. Mike Piazza
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: September 4, 1968 in Norristown, PA USA
  • Weight: 200 lbs.
  • Height: 6'3"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 01, 1992
  • Final Game: September 30, 2007
  • Rookie of the Year - 1993
  • Silver Slugger - 1993
  • TSN All-Star - 1993
  • Silver Slugger - 1994
  • TSN All-Star - 1994
  • Silver Slugger - 1995
  • TSN All-Star - 1995
  • All-Star Game MVP - 1996
  • Silver Slugger - 1996
  • TSN All-Star - 1996
  • Silver Slugger - 1997
  • TSN All-Star - 1997
  • Silver Slugger - 1998
  • TSN All-Star - 1998
  • Silver Slugger - 1999
  • TSN All-Star - 1999
  • Silver Slugger - 2000
  • TSN All-Star - 2000
  • Silver Slugger - 2001
  • TSN All-Star - 2001
  • Silver Slugger - 2002
  • TSN All-Star - 2002
  • MVP - 1993
  • MVP - 1994
  • MVP - 1995
  • MVP - 1996
  • MVP - 1997
  • MVP - 1998
  • MVP - 1999
  • MVP - 2000
  • MVP - 2001
  • Rookie of the Year - 1993
 
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When Mike Piazza entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 he easily could have entered as a Los Angeles Dodger, a team where he had similar statistics and was also a multi-time All-Star and threat for the National League MVP Award.

He didn’t.  He entered Cooperstown as a New York Met.

With New York, Piazza would belt 30 or more Home Runs four times and accumulate three Silver Sluggers.  He finished in third in MVP voting in 2000, a season where he had an OPS of 1.012.  That year, he would backstop the Mets to the National League Pennant.  Overall his numbers as a Met saw him tally 1,028 Hits with 220 Home Runs and a .542 Slugging Percentage.  

The year that Piazza entered the Hall, the Mets retired his number 31.  He was also selected for the Mets Hall of Fame in 2013.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Catcher, First Base
  • Acquired: Traded from the Florida Marlins for Geoff Goetz, Preston Wilson and Ed Yarnall 5/22/98.
  • Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres 2/3/06.
  • Games Played: 972
  • Notable Statistics: 532 Runs Scored
    1,028 Hits
    193 Doubles
    2 Triples
    220 Home Runs
    655 Runs Batted In
    7 Stolen Bases
    .296/.373/.542 Slash Line
    24.6 bWAR

    22 Playoff Games
    12 Runs Scored
    22 Hits
    6 Doubles
    0 Triples
    5 Home Runs
    12 Runs Batted In
    0 Stolen Bases
    .256/.330/.500 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards: All-Star (1998*, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005)
    Silver Slugger (1998*, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002)
    Highest Championship Win Proability Added (2000)
    Most Putouts by a Catcher (1999)

    * Piazza was with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Florida Marlins this season.
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