Mike Piazza was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2016 along with Ken Griffey Jr. Piazza was a C\OF with 16 seasons MLB experience with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-1998), Florida Marlins (1998), New York Mets(1998-2005), San Diego Padres (2006) and Oakland Athletics (2007). For his MLB career he hit .308/.377/.545 with 427 HR, 1335 RBI, 1048 R, 17 SB in 1912 games. His career caught stealing rate was 23%.
I believe his three best seasons were 1997 when he hit .362/.431/.638 with 40 HR, 124 RBI, 104 R, 5 SB in 152 games, 1999 when he hit .303/.361/.575 with 40 HR, 124 RBI, 100 R, 2 SB in 161 games and 2000 when he hit .324/.398/.614 with 38 HR, 113 RBI, 90 R, 4 SB in 136 games.
Piazza was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1993 when he hit .318/.370/.561 with 35 HR, 112 RBI, 81 R, 3 SB in 149 games. He twice finished second in NL MVP voting in 1996 and 1997 and finished third in 2000.
He was an All-Star 12 times (1993-2002, 2004-2005). He won 10 Silver Slugger Awards (1993-2002). His 10,844 career put outs as a catcher currently rank ninth all time.
He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 62nd round in 1988 which is the lowest draft pick ever inducted into the Hall of Fame. The MLB draft currently has 40 rounds.
Hall of Fame page
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