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Bats: R · Throws: R · Born 1929-11-14 · Played 1950–1967 · Career WAR 28.9 (bWAR) · IDs
BBREF=piersji01, LAHMAN=piersji01, MLBAM=120568, RETROSHEET=pierj102
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .545 | .286 | .831 | 0.1 | |
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 56 | 161 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 26 | .267 | .379 | .335 | .714 | 0.8 | |
| 1953 | BOS | AL | 151 | 585 | 76 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 52 | .272 | .329 | .354 | .683 | 3.3 | |
| 1954 | BOS | AL | 133 | 474 | 77 | 135 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 42 | .285 | .338 | .395 | .733 | 2.5 | |
| 1955 | BOS | AL | 149 | 515 | 68 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 52 | .283 | .364 | .427 | .791 | 4.5 | |
| 1956 | BOS | AL | 155 | 601 | 91 | 176 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 48 | .293 | .350 | .449 | .799 | 4.8 | |
| 1957 | BOS | AL | 151 | 609 | 103 | 159 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 54 | .261 | .331 | .415 | .746 | 2.8 | |
| 1958 | BOS | AL | 130 | 417 | 55 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 43 | .237 | .303 | .350 | .653 | 1.3 | |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | 100 | 317 | 42 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | .246 | .303 | .338 | .641 | 1.6 | |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 138 | 486 | 70 | 137 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 38 | .282 | .313 | .434 | .747 | 3.2 | |
| 1961 | CLE | AL | 121 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 46 | .322 | .378 | .442 | .820 | 4.8 | |
| 1962 |  WS2 | AL | 135 | 471 | 38 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 53 | .244 | .301 | .329 | .630 | -1.0 | |
| 1963 | WS2 | AL | 29 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .245 | .284 | .287 | .571 | -1.4 | |
| 1963 |  NYN | NL | 40 | 124 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | .194 | .250 | .266 | .516 | ||
| 1963 |  LAA | AL | 20 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .308 | .368 | .327 | .695 | ||
| 1964 | LAA | AL | 87 | 255 | 28 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 32 | .314 | .353 | .380 | .733 | 2.0 | |
| 1965 |  CAL | AL | 53 | 112 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .268 | .305 | .402 | .707 | 0.6 | |
| 1966 | CAL | AL | 75 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | .211 | .283 | .252 | .535 | -0.9 | |
| 1967 | CAL | AL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 | |
| Total | 1734 | 5890 | 811 | 1604 | 256 | 52 | 104 | 591 | 115 | 57 | 524 | 583 | .272 | .332 | .386 | .718 | 28.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | AL | OF | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | OF | 22 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | SS | 30 | 41 | 75 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 1953 | BOS | AL | OF | 151 | 352 | 15 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1954 | BOS | AL | OF | 126 | 112 | 1026.0 | 249 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 1955 | BOS | AL | OF | 147 | 144 | 1294.1 | 425 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1956 | BOS | AL | OF | 155 | 155 | 1373.0 | 455 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 1957 | BOS | AL | OF | 151 | 147 | 1320.2 | 397 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | BOS | AL | OF | 125 | 112 | 1017.1 | 314 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | OF | 91 | 77 | 696.2 | 216 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | OF | 134 | 122 | 1058.2 | 355 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | CLE | AL | OF | 120 | 119 | 1036.1 | 328 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 | WS2 | AL | OF | 132 | 123 | 1073.0 | 308 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | WS2 | AL | OF | 25 | 22 | 199.1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYN | NL | OF | 38 | 34 | 289.2 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAA | AL | OF | 18 | 14 | 136.2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | LAA | AL | OF | 72 | 65 | 543.0 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | CAL | AL | OF | 41 | 25 | 234.0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | CAL | AL | OF | 63 | 31 | 327.1 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | CAL | AL | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1646 | 1302 | 11629.0 | 3892 | 172 | 49 | 34 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Lg |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Gold Glove | AL |
| 1961 | Gold Glove | AL |
Ejections (36)
| Date | As | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1952-05-11 | Player | Interference non-call |
| 1952-06-01 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1954-05-14 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1955-05-30 | Player | Catch/trap call |
| 1955-06-28 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1956-05-08 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1956-08-12 | Player | Called third strike (Threw bat) |
| 1956-08-31 | Player | Fair/foul call |
| 1957-06-12 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1958-05-11 | Player | Stalling with rain approaching |
| 1958-06-17 | Player | Call at 2B |
| 1959-05-03 | Player | Fighting |
| 1959-05-17 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1959-07-11 | Player | Balls and strikes during teammate at bat |
| 1959-09-04 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1960-04-30 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1960-05-30 | Player | Balls and strikes (Threw equipment) |
| 1960-06-19 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1960-06-26 | Player | Call at 2B |
| 1960-07-16 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1960-07-23 | Player | Distracting Ted Williams during AB |
| 1960-08-12 | Player | Arguing call at second |
| 1960-08-18 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1961-06-25 | Player | Fighting |
| 1961-08-25 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1962-06-05 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1962-06-27 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1962-08-06 | Player | Balls and strikes (yelling from 1B to HP) |
| 1962-08-21 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1962-09-21 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1962-09-30 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1963-05-07 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1963-07-28 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1964-09-07 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1966-04-21 | Player | Called third strike on teammate |
| 1966-06-26 | Player | Bench jockeying |