Rod Barajas vs. Mike Piazza — Career Comparison

Rod Barajas
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Piazza comes out clearly ahead of Rod Barajas across most offensive categories. Mike Piazza led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 160), walk rate (BB%+ 113 vs 57), and slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 105). Mike Piazza was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rod Barajas and Mike Piazza

Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1114
176.83
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
3780
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3460
549.21
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6911
535.39
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
812
128.89
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
488
77.46
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
29.68
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
26.65
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.62
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
136
21.59
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
324
51.43
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
417.18
66.22
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
1409
223.65
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
1065
169.05
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
396
62.86
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
480
76.19
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
740
117.46
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
402.89
63.95
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
7.3
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
207
32.86
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
58.8
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.92
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
101.27
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
86.22
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.44
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.19
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
9.68
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.32
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.32
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.32
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.55
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.63
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2.87
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Rod Barajas and Mike Piazza

Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
1.14
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
1.02
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25670
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8556.2
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6817
7.17
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
0.43
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7277
7.65
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7226
7.6
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.3
99.3
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.691
6.691
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.72
89.72
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.06
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
0.52
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.2
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27