How Mike Piazza's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Mike Piazza posted a career OPS of .922, well above the league average of .719 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best OPS season came in 1997, posting 1.07, well above the league average of .748 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at .603, below the league average of .694 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .778 in 2005 to .843 in 2006 and .727 in 2007. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 15 seasons.

Mike Piazza Lifetime OPS

Stats similar to OPS for Mike Piazza
Mike Piazza
OPS
Career0.922
Season Avg.0.922
162 Game Avg.0.922
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Mike Piazza OPS Per Season

Mike Piazza's OPS for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Piazza OPS per season line chart

Mike Piazza OPS by Team

Mike Piazza's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Piazza career OPS by team bar chart

Mike Piazza OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Piazza's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mike Piazza OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Piazza OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Piazza's seasonal OPS alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Piazza OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Piazza OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Piazza's MLB career with OPS alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mike Piazza OPS season-by-season breakdown table